{"id":"USN-5147-1","summary":"vim vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled permissions on the .swp\nfile. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-17087)\n\nIt was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled restricted mode. A local\nattacker could possibly use this issue to bypass restricted mode and\nexecute arbitrary commands. Note: This update only makes executing shell\ncommands more difficult. Restricted mode should not be considered a\ncomplete security measure. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n(CVE-2019-20807)\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 possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected\nUbuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3872)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when\nopening 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 possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3903)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when\nopening 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 possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3927)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when\nopening 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 possible execute\narbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3928)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:23Z","published":"2021-11-15T13:47:04Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17087","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20807","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3872","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3903","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3927","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3928"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-17087","CVE-2019-20807","CVE-2021-3872","CVE-2021-3903","CVE-2021-3927","CVE-2021-3928","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17087","UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20807","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3872","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3903","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3927","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3928"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17087"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20807"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3872"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3903"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3927"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3928"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"}]}],"versions":["2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1","2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"vim","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-athena","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-common","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-gnome","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-gtk","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-gui-common","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-lesstif","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-nox","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-runtime","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"},{"binary_name":"vim-tiny","binary_version":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4"}],"availability":"Available 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