Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-4019
StatePUBLISHED
Assigner@huntrdev
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-01 10:15:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-29 20:09:37 UTC
Descriptionvim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001430000 probability, percentile 0.343330000 (date 2026-06-01)

Problem Types: CWE-122 | CWE-787 | CWE-122 CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.0[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.0CNADECLARED7.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 34 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Application Neovim Neovim All All All All
Application Vim Vim All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Vim Vim/vim affected unspecified 8.2.3669 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 3182-1] vim security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 2947-1] vim security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in vim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 huntr.dev Exploit, Third Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00023.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: vim-8.2.3717-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
patch 8.2.3669: buffer overflow with long help argument · vim/vim@bd228fd · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: 3 new CVE's in vim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Vim, gVim: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: vim-8.2.3755-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Broken Link, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: vim-8.2.3717-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: vim-8.2.3755-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159623 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (ELSA-2022-0366)
  • 179126 Debian Security Update for vim (DLA 2947-1)
  • 181198 Debian Security Update for vim (DLA 3182-1)
  • 182106 Debian Security Update for vim (CVE-2021-4019)
  • 198647 Ubuntu Security Notification for Vim Vulnerabilities (USN-5247-1)
  • 240055 Red Hat Update for vim (RHSA-2022:0366)
  • 282117 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2021-b0ac29efb1)
  • 282127 Fedora Security Update for vim (FEDORA-2021-469afb66c9)
  • 296061 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 42.113.1 Missing (CPUJAN2022)
  • 353117 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2022-1557
  • 353120 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2-2022-1743
  • 354382 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-014
  • 354497 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2022-2022-155
  • 354585 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS-2022-155
  • 355135 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for vim : ALAS2023-2023-098
  • 377370 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for vim (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0011)
  • 500729 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 504503 Alpine Linux Security Update for vim
  • 671346 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1283)
  • 671387 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1297)
  • 671390 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1313)
  • 671495 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1470)
  • 671517 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1479)
  • 671650 EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1769)
  • 710607 Gentoo Linux Vim, gVim Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-32)
  • 751791 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:0736-1)
  • 751809 OpenSUSE Security Update for vim (openSUSE-SU-2022:0736-1)
  • 752246 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1)
  • 753066 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1)
  • 900379 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (6290)
  • 901242 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for vim (6949-1)
  • 940444 AlmaLinux Security Update for vim (ALSA-2022:0366)
  • 960107 Rocky Linux Security Update for vim (RLSA-2022:366)
  • 960721 Rocky Linux Security Update for vim (RLSA-2022:0366)
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