High severity · published Nov 19, 2021
CVE-2021-3973
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
7.8
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
vim/vim · vim
before 8.2.3611 · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
34; 35 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
before 8.2.3611 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3973
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3973
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/615ddd5342b50a6878a907062aa471740bd9a847
Exploit
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ce6e8609-77c6-4e17-b9fc-a2e5abed052e
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IH2LS2DXBTYOCWGAKFMBF3HTWWXPBEFL/
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