High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Dec 25, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-4166
CVE-2021-4166
Description
vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
37- osv-coords35 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- github.com/vim/vim/commit/6f98371532fcff911b462d51bc64f2ce8a6ae682nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- huntr.dev/bounties/229df5dd-5507-44e9-832c-c70364bdf035nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jul/14nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Mar/29nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/May/35nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/15/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-32nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213183nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213256nvdThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT213343nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2EY2VFBU3YGGWI5BW4XKT3F37MYGEQUD/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3FH2J57GDA2WMBS6J56F6QQRA6BXQQFZ/nvd
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