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CVE-2021-3875

Published: 15 October 2021

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Notes

AuthorNote
sespiros
introduced by v8.2.3110:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/04db26b36000a4677b95403ec94bd11f6cc73975

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6)
focal Not vulnerable
(2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2:8.2.2434-1ubuntu1.1)
impish Not vulnerable
(2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3)
jammy
Released (2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3)
upstream
Released (v8.2.3489)
xenial Not vulnerable
(2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/35a319b77f897744eec1155b736e9372c9c5575f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H