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CVE-2021-3968 Detail

Description

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a062006b9de0b2947ab5fb376c6e67ef92a8cd69 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://huntr.dev/bounties/00d62924-a7b4-4a61-ba29-acab2eaa1528 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IH2LS2DXBTYOCWGAKFMBF3HTWWXPBEFL/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow huntr.dev  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-3968
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
huntr.dev