CVE-2022-2923
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0240.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2022-08-22 21:15:08.253000
Last modified
2026-11-02 22:17:14.970000
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