CVE-2021-4019
Published: 1 December 2021
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| rayveldkamp | in focal and earlier vulnerable function from src/help.c is in src/ex_cmds.c. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
vim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.8)
|
| focal |
Released
(2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6)
|
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| hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| impish |
Released
(2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3.2)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(v8.2.3669)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/bd228fd097b41a798f90944b5d1245eddd484142 |
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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 |