CVE-2021-4069

2021-12-0617:17:13

redhat.com

access.redhat.com

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

39.9%

JSON

A heap use-after-free flaw was found in Vim’s ex_open() function in src/ex_docmd.c file. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file that triggers a use-after-free error, allowing the attacker to compromise the system and execute arbitrary code.