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Red Hat: CVE-2021-4019: CVE-2021-4019 vim: heap-based buffer overflow in find_help_tags() in help.c (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2021-4019: CVE-2021-4019 vim: heap-based buffer overflow in find_help_tags() in help.c (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/01/2021
Created
02/03/2022
Added
02/02/2022
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-vim-common
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-common-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-enhanced
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-enhanced-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-filesystem
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-minimal
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-minimal-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-x11
  • redhat-upgrade-vim-x11-debuginfo

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