High severity · published Dec 30, 2019
CVE-2019-20079
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory
7.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 79% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 19.10 · source: NVD
VI
Vim · Vim
8.1.2121 before 8.1.2136 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20079
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20079
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421
Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136
Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154898
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
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