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CVE-2021-3872

Public on 2021-10-19
Modified on 2024-02-13
Description

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in vim's drawscreen.c win_redr_status() function. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user to open a crafted file with specific arguments in vim, triggering an out-of-bounds write. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 vim 2022-02-17 18:34 ALAS-2022-1567
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim 2021-12-08 16:27 ALAS2-2021-1728

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H