Apple macOS Vim out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Vim. Executing a manipulation can lead to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-4193. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (Operating System) (version now known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Vim. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/14/2022 as HT213183 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-4193. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Vim

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

Multiple issues were addressed by updating Vim.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

12/30/2021 🔍
03/14/2022 +74 days 🔍
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03/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
03/18/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213183
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-4193 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-4193
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195082
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2022 10:41
Updated: 03/18/2022 08:13
Changes: 03/15/2022 10:41 (15), 03/15/2022 10:46 (28), 03/18/2022 08:13 (33)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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