Vulnerability Database · Alpine · Package report
vim: vulnerability history, versions and safety
vim is a package in the Alpine ecosystem. Vulert records 6 vulnerabilities for it across 87 releases, first recorded in Sep 2021. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.
No published version shipped hostile code.
Vulert verdict on vim i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Every vulnerability Vulert records for this package has a fix, and the newest was recorded 15 Sep 2021. Apply the fixes listed below and you are clear.
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- Vulnerabilities on record 6 over 1 year · 0 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 15 Sep 2021 i
- Highest CVSS 7.8 i
- With no published fix 0 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for vim, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 87 of 87 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 6 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for vim
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in vim | 7.8 high | 8.2.3437-r0 | 06 Sep 2021 |
| Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in vim | 7.8 high | 8.2.3437-r0 | 15 Sep 2021 |
| Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Vim Package | 7.8 high | 8.2.3437-r0 | 06 Sep 2021 |
| Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Vim Package | 7.8 high | 8.2.3437-r0 | 15 Sep 2021 |
| Use After Free Vulnerability in vim | 7.3 high | 8.2.3437-r0 | 15 Sep 2021 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315