ubuntu-cve-2021-3872
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-10-19 13:15
Modified
2025-09-08 16:46
Summary
Details

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "vim",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2",
        "2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu3",
        "2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu4",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu1",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5",
        "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "vim",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            },
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3",
        "2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4",
        "2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3872",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:46:49Z",
  "published": "2021-10-19T13:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3872"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3872"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-5147-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-3872"
  ]
}



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