CVE-2019-20807

Publication date 28 May 2020

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 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 Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.4
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
14.04 LTS trusty

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
vim

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

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