NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.2.2367-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-VIM-5840582
  • published13 Aug 2023
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2021-3236  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 vim to version 2:8.2.2367-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.

CVSS Scores

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