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Status published
High
CVE-2021-3796
Use After Free in vim/vim
Vulnerability Description
vim is vulnerable to Use After Free
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/ab60b7f3-6fb1-4ac2-a4fa-4d592e08008d
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/35a9a00afcb20897d462a766793ff45534810dc3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0004/
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 15th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L