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CVE-2020-20703

Published: 20 June 2023

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VIM v.8.1.2135 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the operand parameter.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
this is possibly a duplicate of CVE-2019-20079 (according to the issue
linked to the CVE).

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal Not vulnerable
(2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.0242-1ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (8.1.2136)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H