VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-20079
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.91%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.91%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.91% probability · 79th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- vim/vim · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154898Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154898Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.