Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim-debuginfo package, versions <2:8.2.3512-1.amzn2022


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-VIMDEBUGINFO-2994497
  • published29 Aug 2022
  • disclosed19 Oct 2021

Introduced: 19 Oct 2021

CVE-2021-3872  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2022 vim-debuginfo to version 2:8.2.3512-1.amzn2022 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2022-2021-001.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-debuginfo package and not the vim-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2022 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS Scores

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