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Status published
Medium
CVE-2022-3278
NULL Pointer Dereference in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0552.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/a9fad77e-f245-4ce9-ba15-c7d4c86c4612
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/69082916c8b5d321545d60b9f5facad0a2dd5a4e
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSSEWQLK55MCNT4Z2IIJEJYEI5HLCODI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4QI7AETXBHPC7SGA77Q7O5IEGULWYET7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GTBVD4J2SKVSWK4VBN5JP5OEVK6GDS3N/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 23rd, 2022
Last Modified:
May 22nd, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L