CVE-2021-3973
published 2021-11-19CVE-2021-3973: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.67%
73.9th percentile
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vim | < vim 2:8.2.3995-1 (bookworm) | vim 2:8.2.3995-1 (bookworm) |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_8.2.4081-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_vim_8.2.3668-1_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.8 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.8 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4 |
| vim | vim_vim | >= unspecified < 8.2.3611 | 8.2.3611 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.07.3HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
cvelistv57.8HIGH
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2024-08-21·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3974 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of 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-2021-3974)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
editing certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially
crafted fi
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-05-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-0261 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of certain files. If a user were 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-2021-3974)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing
certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-01-27·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3974 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of 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.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3974)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memor
Red Hat
vim: Heap based buffer overflow in findfile.c
vendor_redhat·2021-11-19·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] CWE-119 vim: Heap based buffer overflow in findfile.c
vim: Heap based buffer overflow in findfile.c
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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 system availability.
Package: rhacm2/openshift-hive-rhel8 (Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9) - Fix deferred
Microsoft
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
vendor_msrc·2021-11-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
@huntrdev: @huntrdev
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft
Debian
CVE-2021-3973: vim - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] CVE-2021-3973: vim - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1)
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2024-08-21·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of 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-2021-3974)
It was discovered 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 de
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2022-05-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of certain files. If a user were 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-2021-3974)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing
certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file,
an attacker could crash the application, leading to a
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2022-01-27·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its
search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3973)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and
searching the contents of 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.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3974)
It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing
certain files. If a user was tric
CVEList
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
cvelistv5·2021-11-19·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2021-3973 [HIGH] CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
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2021-11-19
Published