Vulnerability · Published Aug 11, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-3236
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the vim package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vim | 2:8.2.2367-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3236 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 2:8.2.2367-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3236 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 2:8.2.2367-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3236 |