Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.2.3565-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.13% (47th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-VIM-1759662
- published 20 Oct 2021
- disclosed 19 Oct 2021
Introduced: 19 Oct 2021
CVE-2021-3872 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
vim
to version 2:8.2.3565-1 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:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3872
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- 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/