CVE-2021-3796
Public on 2021-09-15
Modified on 2022-01-14
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in vim could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim | 2021-12-08 | ALAS2-2021-1728 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H |