Description
A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a63ad78ed31e36dbdf3a9cd28071dcdbefce7d19
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PZWIJBSQX53P7DHV77KRXJIXA4GH7XHC/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EX6N2DB75A73MQGVW3CS4VTNPAYVM2M/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-16
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
14.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
vim/vim
8.1.2269 - 9.0.0339
Published
Jan 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026