CVE-2021-46059

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-46059  

A Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in Vim 8.2.3883 via the vim_regexec_multi function at regexp.c, which causes a denial of service.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

A Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in Vim 8.2.3883 via the vim_regexec_multi function at regexp.c, which causes a denial of service.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2039850: CVE-2021-46059 vim: pointer dereference vulnerability via the vim_regexec_multi function at regexp.c may lead to DoS
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-46059