Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:8.2.3642-1.amzn2.0.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.13% (48th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-VIMMINIMAL-2315674
- published 11 Dec 2021
- disclosed 15 Oct 2021
Introduced: 15 Oct 2021
CVE-2021-3875 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2
vim-minimal
to version 2:8.2.3642-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1728
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal
package and not the vim-minimal
package as distributed by Amazon-Linux
.
See How to fix?
for Amazon-Linux:2
relevant fixed versions and status.
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/5cdbc168-6ba1-4bc2-ba6c-28be12166a53
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-3875
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/35a319b77f897744eec1155b736e9372c9c5575f
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/