USN-5433-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3973)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-05-23 11:39 – Updated: 2026-06-25 10:46 – Source website
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vim vulnerabilities
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It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its search functionality. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3973)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and searching the contents of certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3974)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing certain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)

It was discovered that Vim was using freed memory when dealing with regular expressions inside a visual selection. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-4192)

It was discovered that Vim was incorrectly performing read and write operations when in visual block mode, going beyond the end of a line and causing a heap buffer overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318)

It was discovered that Vim was using freed memory when dealing with regular expressions through its old regular expression engine. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2022-1154)

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  "details": "It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its\nsearch functionality. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted\nfile, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of\nservice. (CVE-2021-3973)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and\nsearching the contents of certain files. If a user were tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to\na denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges.\n(CVE-2021-3974)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing\ncertain files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file,\nan attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or\npossibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3984,\nCVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim was using freed memory when dealing with regular\nexpressions inside a visual selection. If a user were tricked into opening a\nspecially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a\ndenial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges.\n(CVE-2021-4192)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim was incorrectly performing read and write\noperations when in visual block mode, going beyond the end of a line and\ncausing a heap buffer overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a\nspecially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a\ndenial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges.\n(CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0318)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim was using freed memory when dealing with regular\nexpressions through its old regular expression engine. If a user were tricked\ninto opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application,\nleading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user\nprivileges. (CVE-2022-1154)\n",
  "id": "USN-5433-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:05Z",
  "published": "2022-05-23T11:39:44Z",
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