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Medium
CVE-2021-3236
vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local...
Vulnerability Description
vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
vim
Vulnerable Versions:
8.2.2348
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 11th, 2023
Last Modified:
October 10th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.