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ubuntu-cve-2021-3927

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-11-05 15:15

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

7.3 (High)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3927	REPORT
	https://huntr.dev/bounties/9c2b2c82-48bb-4be9-ab8…	REPORT
	https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0b5b06cb4777d14…	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3927	REPORT

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CVE-2021-3927 (GCVE-0-2021-3927)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-05 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:09

Title

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

Summary

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Severity

7.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Assigner

@huntrdev

References

9 references

URL	Tags
https://huntr.dev/bounties/9c2b2c82-48bb-4be9-ab8…
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0b5b06cb4777d14…
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1	mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022…	mailing-list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32	vendor-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022…	mailing-list

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
vim	vim/vim	Affected: unspecified , < 8.2.3581 (custom)

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usn-5147-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2021-11-15 13:47

Modified

2026-06-29 10:52

Summary

vim vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled permissions on the .swp file. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-17087)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled restricted mode. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass restricted mode and execute arbitrary commands. Note: This update only makes executing shell commands more difficult. Restricted mode should not be considered a complete security measure. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-20807)

Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possible execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3872)

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possible execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3903)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17087	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20807	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3872	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3903	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3927	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3928	REPORT

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  "details": "It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled permissions on the .swp\nfile. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-17087)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled restricted mode. A local\nattacker could possibly use this issue to bypass restricted mode and\nexecute arbitrary commands. Note: This update only makes executing shell\ncommands more difficult. Restricted mode should not be considered a\ncomplete security measure. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2019-20807)\n\nBrian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory\nwhen opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3872)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when\nopening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3903)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when\nopening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3927)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when\nopening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3928)\n",
  "id": "USN-5147-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:52Z",
  "published": "2021-11-15T13:47:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17087"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20807"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3872"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3903"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3927"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3928"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "vim vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17087",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20807",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3872",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3903",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3927",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3928"
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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ubuntu-cve-2021-3927

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2021-3927 (GCVE-0-2021-3927)

usn-5147-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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Sightings

Nomenclature