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CVE-2021-3875

Publication date 15 October 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Notes

sespiros

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

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
vim

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
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