USN-6965-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6965-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6965-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6965-1
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Published
2024-08-21T02:28:10.620493Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:38:16Z
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its search functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3973)

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and searching the contents of certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3974)

It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and editing certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17

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
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm6
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm9
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm12
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-athena"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-gui-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-lesstif"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-nox"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-runtime"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17",
            "binary_name": "vim-tiny"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

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:L/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3973"
        },
        {
            "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:L/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3974"
        },
        {
            "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:L/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3984"
        },
        {
            "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:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-4019"
        },
        {
            "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:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-4069"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}