{"schemaVersion":3,"id":"USN-5093-1","aliases":[],"status":"published","duplicateOf":null,"title":null,"description":"vim vulnerabilities\n\nBrian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory\nwhen opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-3770)\n\nBrian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory\nwhen opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3778)\n\nDhiraj Mishra discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory\nwhen opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the\napplication, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3796)","dates":{"published":"2021-09-28T10:46:15.000Z","modified":"2026-06-29T13:49:33.290Z","reserved":null,"kevAdded":[],"kevDue":[]},"cvss":{"headline":{"score":null,"severity":"unknown","version":null,"versionLabel":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"computed":false,"selection":"none"},"metrics":[]},"epss":{"probability":null,"percentile":null,"severity":"unknown","asOf":null,"change":{"pp":null,"baselineDate":null,"baselineScore":null},"history":[],"last30":[]},"kev":{"state":"not-listed","entries":[],"listedCount":0,"totalCatalogs":3,"catalogs":[{"source":"cisa","label":"CISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"enisa","label":"ENISA","listed":false,"entry":null},{"source":"circl","label":"CIRCL","listed":false,"entry":null}]},"ransomware":{"state":"none-recorded","sources":[]},"exploits":[],"exploitCount":0,"weaknesses":[],"affected":[{"vendor":"ubuntu","product":"vim","name":"vim","label":"vim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu","cpePart":null,"purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim","purlType":"deb","versions":[{"text":"< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null},{"text":"< 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3","noFixRecorded":false,"fixedIn":null}],"versionsText":"< 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","eol":null,"hubHref":null}],"affectedCount":1,"eol":{"hasEol":false,"count":0},"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5093-1","label":"ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5093-1","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["Advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3770","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3770","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3778","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3778","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3796","label":"ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3796","hostname":"ubuntu.com","tags":["REPORT"]}],"lineage":{"upstream":["CVE-2021-3770","CVE-2021-3778","CVE-2021-3796"],"downstream":[],"duplicates":[],"related":["CVE-2021-3770","CVE-2021-3778","CVE-2021-3796"]},"timeline":[{"kind":"published","date":"2021-09-28T10:46:15.000Z","label":"Published","detail":"Vulnerability first disclosed.","source":null},{"kind":"modified","date":"2026-06-29T13:49:33.290Z","label":"Last modified","detail":"Vulnerability information updated.","source":null}],"risk":{"score":0,"level":"minimal","profile":"Default","thresholds":{"critical":75,"high":50,"medium":25,"low":10}},"meta":{"dataAsOf":"2026-10-20T06:50:54.166Z","stale":false,"partial":false}}