7.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2021-4069

Published: 06/12/2021 Updated: 07/11/2023
CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.8 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 605
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

It exists that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3984)

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Vendor Advisories

Several security issues were fixed in Vim ...
Several security issues were fixed in Vim ...
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903) A flaw was found in vim A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability (CVE-2021-3 ...
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903) A flaw was found in vim A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability (CVE-2021-3 ...
Vim before version 823741 is vulnerable to a use after free through using freed memory in the open command ...
A flaw was found in vim A possible heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability allows an attacker to input a specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution The highest threat from this vulnerability is system availability (CVE-2021-4019) vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-4069) A flaw was found in vim A possible heap-based ...

Mailing Lists

<!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> oss-sec mailing list archives <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> By Date By Thread </form> <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> Re: 3 new CVE's in vim <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> From: Alan Coopersmith &lt;alancoopersmith () o ...