Description

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 25, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-4166 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-4166 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 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Vim vim
1 Suse linux_enterprise
1 Opensuse factory
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-2021-4166.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 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).

Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image

Python

Updated: 1 year, 11 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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Makefile Go

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 10, 2022, 7:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 30 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-4166 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-4166 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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1
    Added Reference https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682
    Added Reference https://huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    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/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/
    Removed Reference huntr.dev https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-003:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.15.7:security_update_2022-003:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 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 [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2022

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

    Aug. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2020-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-005:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-006:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-007:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2021-008:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-001:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-002:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-003:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:10.15.7:security_update_2022-004:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 22, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213343 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213256 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213183 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2022

    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:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035 No Types Assigned https://huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 8.2.3884
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:factory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-4166 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-2021-4166 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} -0.00%

score

0.39948

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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