UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3968

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3968
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3968.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3968
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:46:31Z
Published
2021-11-19T12:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:15:52.102977Z
Severity
  • 8.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-athena"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-athena-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-nox"
        },
        {
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            "binary_name": "vim-nox-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "xxd"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1",
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        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}