Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim-small package, versions <8.0.1568-5.17.1
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EPSS
0.13% (48th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-VIMSMALL-2641882
- published 14 Apr 2022
- disclosed 4 Mar 2022
Introduced: 4 Mar 2022
CVE-2021-3872 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade SLES:15.3 vim-small to version 8.0.1568-5.17.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-small package and not the vim-small package as distributed by SLES.
See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3872.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191893
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8
- 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/
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