CVE-2021-3872
Published: October 19, 2021Last modified: November 8, 2023
Description
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | vim | Not affected (9.0.0999-r0) |
| Stream | vim | Not affected (9.0.1676-r0) |
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32