QID 670944

Date Published: 2021-11-24

QID 670944: EulerOS Security Update for vim (EulerOS-SA-2021-2650)

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular.VIM improves on vi by adding new features: multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. Security Fix(es): vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow(CVE-2021-3770)
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An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2021-2650 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 670944

    CVE-2021-3770 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2021-2650 EulerOS V2.0SP8 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2021-2650
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