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Status published
High
CVE-2021-4069
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/0efd6d23-2259-4081-9ff1-3ade26907d74
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/e031fe90cf2e375ce861ff5e5e281e4ad229ebb9
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WYB2LLNUFJUKJJ5HYCZ6MV3Z6YX3U5BN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 6th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 3rd, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H