Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim package, versions <8.2.3437-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-VIM-2844678
  • published1 Oct 2021
  • disclosed15 Sept 2021

Introduced: 15 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-3778  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 vim to version 8.2.3437-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:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1