CVE-2021-3968
Public on 2021-11-19
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | vim | 2022-01-18 | ALAS-2022-1557 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim | 2021-12-08 | ALAS2-2021-1728 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | vim | 2022-01-18 | ALAS2-2022-1743 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vim | 2023-02-17 | ALAS2023-2023-098 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |