UBUNTU-CVE-2020-20703

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-20703
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-20703.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-20703
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:46:00Z
Published
2023-06-20T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:41:09.745075Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu3
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu1
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-doc",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xxd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "vim",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-athena-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-doc",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-nox-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xxd",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xxd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2"
        }
    ]
}