PT-2021-7388
CVE-2021-3973
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Published
2021-11-13
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Updated
2026-10-23
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
vim (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the vim text editor. It is associated with incorrect handling of CTRL-W f when no file name is present. Exploitation of this issue allows a remote attacker to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause a denial of service.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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