Use After Free Affecting vim package, versions <8.2.3650-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE314-VIM-2386241
  • published27 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Nov 2021

Introduced: 19 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-3974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.14 vim to version 8.2.3650-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.14 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVSS Scores

version 3.1