CVE-2021-3928 — Use of Uninitialized Variable in VIM

CWE-457 — Use of Uninitialized VariableCWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized ResourceCWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer8 documents7 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV5.5
EPSS
0.0%
top 85.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
VIM VIMVIMDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 5
Latest updateNov 15

Description

vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDvim/vim< 8.2.3582
▶CVEListV5vim/vim_vimunspecified — 8.2.3582
▶Debianvim/vim< 2:8.2.3995-1+2
▶Ubuntuvim/vim< 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.7+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0, Fedora 33, 34, 35

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: huntr.dev ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
vim vulnerabilities↗2021-11-15
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OSV
CVE-2021-3928: vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable↗2021-11-05
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CVEList
Use of Uninitialized Variable in vim/vim↗2021-11-05
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities↗2021-11-15
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Microsoft
Use of Uninitialized Variable in vim/vim↗2021-11-09
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Red Hat
vim: stack-based buffer overflow in spell_iswordp() in spell.c↗2021-10-29
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Debian
CVE-2021-3928: vim - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable↗2021
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