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Fixed CVEs in vim: CVE-2021-3928, CVE-2021-3927

Type: advisorySources: OSV

- CVE-2021-3927: fix heap-based buffer overflow when reading character past end of line - CVE-2021-3928: fix stack-based buffer overflow when reading uninitialized memory when giving spell suggestions

Products
vim-X11, vim-common, vim-enhanced, vim-filesystem, vim-minimal
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els3
CVEs
CVE-2021-3927, CVE-2021-3928
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 13:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Fixed CVEs in vim: CVE-2021-3928, CVE-2021-3927

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Nov 2021, 16:06 UTC

- CVE-2021-3927: fix heap-based buffer overflow when reading character past end of line - CVE-2021-3928: fix stack-based buffer overflow when reading uninitialized memory when giving spell suggestions

osv:CLSA-2021-1637770001

vim-X11

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els3

vim-common

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els3

vim-enhanced

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els3

vim-filesystem

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els3

vim-minimal

Fixed versions: 3:7.4.629-5.2.el6.tuxcare.els3

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLSA-2021-1637770001",
  "method": "structured",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 392496,
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