{"id":"USN-5492-1","summary":"vim vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and\nsearching the contents of certain files. If an attacker could trick a user\ninto opening a specially crafted file, it could cause Vim to crash.\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:40Z","published":"2022-06-24T16:57:21Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2042"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-2042","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2042"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5492-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2042"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"}]}],"versions":["2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4","2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1","2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2","2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3","2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1","2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4","2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm3","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5","2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"vim","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-athena","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-athena-py2","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-common","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gnome","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gnome-py2","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gtk","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gtk-py2","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gtk3","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gtk3-py2","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-gui-common","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-nox","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-nox-py2","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-runtime","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"},{"binary_name":"vim-tiny","binary_version":"2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2022-2042"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5492-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}