usn-6965-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-08-21 02:28
Modified
2026-06-29 10:53
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3973)

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and searching the contents of certain files. 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-2021-3974)

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing certain files. 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-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)

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                }
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                }
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          ],
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        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17"
          },
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            "binary_name": "vim-common",
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          {
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          },
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            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
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          },
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          },
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        "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16"
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its\nsearch functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial\nof service. (CVE-2021-3973)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and\nsearching the contents of certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading\nto a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user\nprivileges. (CVE-2021-3974)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and\nediting certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial\nof service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges.\n(CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)\n",
  "id": "USN-6965-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:53:15Z",
  "published": "2024-08-21T02:28:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6965-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3973"
    },
    {
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3974"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4019"
    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4069"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "vim vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3973",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3974",
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    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4019",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4069"
  ]
}



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