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CVE-2019-20079

Publication date 30 December 2019

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 19.10 eoan
Fixed 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1
19.04 disco Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
vim

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H