high
7.1
CWE
125 20 416
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-4166: Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim

First published: Sat Dec 25 2021(Updated: )

apache. Multiple issues were addressed by updating apache to version 2.4.53.

Credit: CVE-2021-4136 CVE-2021-4166 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2021-4192 CVE-2021-4193 CVE-2021-46059 CVE-2022-0128 CVE-2022-0156 CVE-2022-0158 Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-0778 CVE-2022-23308 Mickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics an anonymous researcher Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHPeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) Heige KnownSec 404 TeamBo Qu Palo Alto NetworksScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 Liu Long Ant Security LightJack Dates RET2 Systems IncAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project Zero @gorelics BreakPoint BreakPointRon Masas BreakPointWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingYonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriLockheed Martin Red Team Jeremy Brown Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityRobert Ai Trend MicroCVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 security@huntr.dev

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<11.6.6
11.6.6
debian/vim<=2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1
2:9.0.1378-2
2:9.1.1113-1
macOS Catalina
macOS<12.3
12.3
SUSE Vim<8.2.3884
Red Hat Enterprise Linux=8.0
openSUSE
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=15.0
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Debian=11.0
Fedora=34
Fedora=35
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2021-008
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-003
Apple iOS and macOS<12.3
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.6.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-security_update_2022-004

Remedy

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682

Remedy

https://huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-4166?

    CVE-2021-4166 is a vulnerability that allows for out-of-bounds read in Vim.

  • How does CVE-2021-4166 impact Vim?

    CVE-2021-4166 allows an attacker to read data outside of the bounds of an array in Vim, potentially leading to information disclosure or a crash.

  • Is Apple Catalina affected by CVE-2021-4166?

    Yes, Apple Catalina is affected by CVE-2021-4166.

  • What is the recommended version of macOS Big Sur to fix CVE-2021-4166?

    The recommended version of macOS Big Sur to fix CVE-2021-4166 is 11.6.6.

  • How can I fix the CVE-2021-4166 vulnerability on Ubuntu?

    To fix the CVE-2021-4166 vulnerability on Ubuntu, update the vim package to version 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.14 or later.

  • How can I fix the CVE-2021-4166 vulnerability on Debian?

    To fix the CVE-2021-4166 vulnerability on Debian, update the vim package to version 2:9.0.1378-2 or 2:9.0.1894-1, depending on the Debian version.

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