USN-5093-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5093-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5093-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5093-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2021-09-28T10:46:15.110218Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:35:38Z
- Summary
- vim vulnerabilities
- Details
-
Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. (CVE-2021-3770)
Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3778)
Dhiraj Mishra discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3796)
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
Affected versions
2:7.*
2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-lesstif",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3"
}
]
}
Database specific
{
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
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],
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}
],
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}
}
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2
Affected versions
2:7.*
2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2"
}
]
}
Database specific
{
"cves_map": {
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{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
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},
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},
{
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"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2021-3796"
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
}
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6
Affected versions
2:8.*
2:8.0.0197-4ubuntu5
2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu2
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.4
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
},
{
"binary_name": "xxd",
"binary_version": "2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6"
}
]
}
Database specific
{
"cves_map": {
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{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
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},
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"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2021-3796"
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}
}
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3?arch=source&distro=focal
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
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
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "xxd",
"binary_version": "2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3"
}
]
}
Database specific
{
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],
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],
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}