PT-2021-4713

CVE-2021-3796

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Published

2021-09-11

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Updated

2026-10-31

Description by

CVSS 3.1
8.2
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vim (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to a Use After Free vulnerability in the vim text editor, specifically concerning the nv replace() function. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by using a specially crafted file. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
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Related identifiers
ALSA-2021:4517
ALT-PU-2022-1087
ALT-PU-2022-1711
ALT-PU-2022-1731
ALT-PU-2022-1771
CESA-2021_4517
CLEANSTART-2024-UC73999
CLSA-2026-1792153017
DLA-2876-1
MGASA-2021-0481
OESA-2021-1356
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0736-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2022_0736-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2022_2102-1
RHSA-2021:4517
RHSA-2021_4517
RLSA-2021:4517
SUSE-SU-2022:0736-1
SUSE-SU-2022:0736-2
SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1
SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1
USN-5093-1
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