CVE-2021-4136

moderate-risk
Published 2021-12-19

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Do I need to act?

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0.30% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Vim

Affected Vendors

Apple Fedoraproject Vim

References (24)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/605ec91e5a7330d61be313637e495fa02a6dc264
Exploit https://huntr.dev/bounties/5c6b93c1-2d27-4e98-a931-147877b8c938
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183
Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
Third Party Advisory https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/605ec91e5a7330d61be313637e495fa02a6dc264
Exploit https://huntr.dev/bounties/5c6b93c1-2d27-4e98-a931-147877b8c938
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...
and 4 more references
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate