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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:8.2.3642-1.amzn2.0.1

medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.28% (69th percentile)
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NVD
8 high
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SUSE
8 high
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Red Hat
2.9 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-AMZN2-VIMMINIMAL-2315682
  • published 11 Dec 2021
  • disclosed 19 Nov 2021
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Introduced: 19 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-3968 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How 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

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