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CVE-2021-3778

Published: 15 September 2021

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty
Released (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (v8.2.3409)
xenial
Released (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
impish
Released (2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu2)
bionic
Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6)
focal
Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3)
hirsute
Released (2:8.2.2434-1ubuntu1.1)
jammy
Released (2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu2)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H