Bug 2025059 (CVE-2021-3973)

Summary:	CVE-2021-3973 vim: Heap based buffer overflow in findfile.c
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	bdettelb, caswilli, fjansen, gchamoul, gparvin, jburrell, jwong, karsten, kaycoth, pahickey, psegedy, stcannon, vkumar, vmugicag, zdohnal
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vim 8.2.3611	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2025060, 2025402
Bug Blocks:	2025066

Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-11-19 19:18:58 UTC

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in findfile.c

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/615ddd5342b50a6878a907062aa471740bd9a847
https://huntr.dev/bounties/ce6e8609-77c6-4e17-b9fc-a2e5abed052e

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2021-11-19 19:19:16 UTC

Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2025060]