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NULL Pointer Dereference

CVE-2022-47024

High
7.8/10

Summary

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function "gui_x11_create_blank_mouse" in "gui_x11.c" in vim 8.1.2269 through 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published