7.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-3778
Vim Heap Corruption Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2021, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:22 a.m.

Source :

security@huntr.dev

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-3778 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
1 Vim vim
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-3778.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1 Mailing List
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f Patch Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1 Mailing List
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f Patch Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/ Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-3778 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-3778 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1
    Added Reference https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f
    Added Reference https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/
    Removed Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/
    Removed Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Jan. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Nov. 18, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221118-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Oct. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Aug. 21, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Feb. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Jan. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Nov. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Nov. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Nov. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
  • Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Nov. 05, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Oct. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K4JJBIH3OQSZRVTWKCJCDLGMFGQ5DOH/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Oct. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/S42L4Z4DTW4LHLQ4FJ33VEOXRCBE7WN4/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Oct. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TE62UMYBZE4AE53K6OBBWK32XQ7544QM/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by security@huntr.dev

    Oct. 01, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/01/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov

    Sep. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/65b605665997fad54ef39a93199e305af2fe4d7f Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273 No Types Assigned https://huntr.dev/bounties/d9c17308-2c99-4f9f-a706-f7f72c24c273 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.2.3409
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-3778 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-3778 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.37 }} -0.70%

score

0.56020

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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