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title: "CVE-2018-20786\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2018-20786

Publication date 24 February 2019

Last updated 11 July 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20786?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

libvterm through 0+bzr726, as used in Vim and other products, mishandles
certain out-of-memory conditions, leading to a denial of service
(application crash), related to screen.c, state.c, and vterm.c.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libvterm | 26.04 LTS resolute | Vulnerable |
| 25.10 questing | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Vulnerable |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Vulnerable |
| 21.10 impish | Ignored end of life |
| 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life |
| 20.10 groovy | Ignored end of life |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Vulnerable |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| vim | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.10 cosmic | 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 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20786?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| vim | * Upstream:   [cd929f7](https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd929f7ba8cc5b6d6dcf35c8b34124e969fed6b8) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-20786)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20786)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2018-20786)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20786)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4309-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4309-1)
+ Vim vulnerabilities
+ 23 March 2020

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20786>