Is CVE-2022-1620 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-1620 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-1620?

CVE-2022-1620 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-1620?

CVE-2022-1620 has an EPSS score of 1.52% (72th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1620?

Upgrade vim on debian 12 to 2:9.0.0135-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-1620

HIGHEPSS 72th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.0.0135-1CVE-2022-1620

vimUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5USN-5613-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6USN-5460-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9USN-5613-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.9USN-5613-2

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8USN-5613-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1USN-5613-1

VimWindows application

Affected:8.2.4901Fixed in:8.2.4901Bram Moolenaar et al.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.52%probability of exploitation in 30 days

72ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 72% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

huntr.dev

Third-Party Advisory3

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.