USN-6993-1: vim Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 05-09-2024Last modified 29-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-6993-1 is a vulnerability in vim Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2024-41957CVE-2024-43374

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

vim vulnerabilities It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing a window, leading to a double-free vulnerability. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2024-41957) It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when adding a new file to an argument list, leading to a use-after-free. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-43374)

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • vim< 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm18 | < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm24 | < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm9 | < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.24 | < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18 | < 2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.2

1 vendor · 1 product

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