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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.1037
USN-4309-1: Vim vulnerabilities
24 March 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Vim
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-20079 CVE-2018-20786 CVE-2017-11109
CVE-2017-6350 CVE-2017-6349 CVE-2017-5953
CVE-2017-1110
Reference: ESB-2019.2908
ESB-2019.2081
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
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USN-4309-1: Vim vulnerabilities
23 March 2020
vim vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.10
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
Software Description
o vim - Vi IMproved - enhanced vi editor
Details
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain sources. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
(CVE-2017-1110)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.06 LTS. (CVE-2018-20786)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary
code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.10.
(CVE-2019-20079)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-6349,
CVE-2017-6350)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.10
vim - 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1
vim-common - 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1
vim-gui-common - 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1
vim-runtime - 2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
vim - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
vim-common - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
vim-gui-common - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
vim-runtime - 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
vim - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
vim-common - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
vim-gui-common - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
vim-runtime - 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
vim - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
vim-common - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
vim-gui-common - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
vim-runtime - 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
vim - 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3
vim-common - 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3
vim-gui-common - 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3
vim-runtime - 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2017-11109
o CVE-2017-5953
o CVE-2017-6349
o CVE-2017-6350
o CVE-2018-20786
o CVE-2019-20079
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