VDB
GHSA-r79c-6hf5-2jjx
GHSA-r79c-6hf5-2jjx
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published December 2, 2021
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/d8798584-a6c9-4619-b18f-001b9a6fca92 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DRPAI5JVZLI7WHWSBR6NWAPBQAYUQREW url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DRPAI5JVZLI7WHWSBR6NWAPBQAYUQREW url
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/bd228fd097b41a798f90944b5d1245eddd484142 fix
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00018.html advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P url
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4019 advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FNXY7T5OORA7UJIMGSJBGHFMU6UZWS6P url
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00009.html advisory