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CVE-2021-4136
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
High7.3EPSS 2.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- @huntrdev
Description
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| @huntrdevCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.0% · top 19% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (12)
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/5c6b93c1-2d27-4e98-a931-147877b8c938 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/605ec91e5a7330d61be313637e495fa02a6dc264 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-a3d70b50f0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20220114 Re: 3 new CVE's in vim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2022-48b86d586f (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20220314 APPLE-SA-2022-03-14-4 macOS Monterey 12.3 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20220516 APPLE-SA-2022-05-16-3 macOS Big Sur 11.6.6 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20220721 APPLE-SA-2022-07-20-4 Security Update 2022-005 Catalina (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- GLSA-202208-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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