{"id":"USN-6965-1","summary":"vim vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled parsing of filenames in its\nsearch functionality. If a user was tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial\nof service. (CVE-2021-3973)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and\nsearching the contents of certain files. If a user was tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading\nto a denial of service, or possibly achieve code execution with user\nprivileges. (CVE-2021-3974)\n\nIt was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening and\nediting certain files. If a user was tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial\nof service, or possibly achieve code execution with user privileges.\n(CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4069)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:45:02Z","published":"2024-08-21T02:28:10Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3973","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3974","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3984","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4019","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4069"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-3973","CVE-2021-3974","CVE-2021-3984","CVE-2021-4019","CVE-2021-4069","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3973","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3974","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3984","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4019","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-4069"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6965-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3973"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3974"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3984"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4019"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4069"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"vim","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17"}]}],"versions":["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":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","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"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","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"}]},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6965-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}