Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-2980 (CCN-234499)

Assigned:2022-08-23
Published:2022-08-23
Updated:2023-05-03
Summary:Vim is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in function do_mouse in vim/vim. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L)
6.8 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:8.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-2980

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
vim-cve20222980-dos(234499)

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: CCN
Type: huntr Web site
Use After Free in function qf_fill_buffer in vim/vim

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@huntr.dev

Source: security@huntr.dev
Type: UNKNOWN
security@huntr.dev

Source: CCN
Type: Vim GIT Repository
patch 9.0.0259: crash with mouse click when not initialized

Oval Definitions
Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7825
P
vim-9.0.1443-150500.18.1 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-12
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7902
P
gvim-9.0.1443-150500.18.1 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-12
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:51574
P
Security update for vim (Important)
2022-11-29
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:51969
P
Security update for vim (Important)
2022-11-29
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