UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3872

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3872

    Published: 19 Oct 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3872
    Aliases:
    USN-5147-1

    Summary:

    Details: vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3872, https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/826bfe4bbd7594188e3d74d2539d9707b1c6a14b, https://huntr.dev/bounties/c958013b-1c09-4939-92ca-92f50aa169e8, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3872

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4

    Affected versions

    2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2
    2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu3
    2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu4
    2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu1
    2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4
    2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5
    2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High