Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.2.3995-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.28% (69th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-VIM-1923149
- published 20 Nov 2021
- disclosed 19 Nov 2021
Introduced: 19 Nov 2021
CVE-2021-3968 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
vim
to version 2:8.2.3995-1 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-2021-3968
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/00d62924-a7b4-4a61-ba29-acab2eaa1528
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a062006b9de0b2947ab5fb376c6e67ef92a8cd69
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IH2LS2DXBTYOCWGAKFMBF3HTWWXPBEFL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IH2LS2DXBTYOCWGAKFMBF3HTWWXPBEFL/