PT-2021-7458 · Vim+3 · Vim+3

Brammool · Published 2021-11-07 · Updated 2022-12-27 · CVE-2021-3968

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

8.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vim (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the vim text editor. This can allow a remote attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

AZL-6945

BDU:2022-06477

CVE-2021-3968

MGASA-2021-0535

OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2102-1

SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1

SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Suse

Vim

References · 245

• 🔥 https://huntr.dev/bounties/00d62924-a7b4-4a61-ba29-acab2eaa1528 · Exploit
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a062006b9de0b2947ab5fb376c6e67ef92a8cd69 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-6945 · Vendor Advisory
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2021-0535 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-3968 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0535.html · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3968 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-06477 · Security Note