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 severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.6
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 vim 2022-02-17 ALAS-2022-1567 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Core vim 2021-12-08 ALAS2-2021-1728 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 vim Not Affected

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