USN-5093-1: vim Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-5093-1 is a vulnerability in vim Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3Timeline
- 28-09-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 29-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
vim vulnerabilities Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-3770) Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3778) Dhiraj Mishra discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3796)
CVSS metrics
Risk metrics not yet published.
EPSS trend
No EPSS score has been published for this record yet.
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- vim< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
1 vendor · 1 product