CVE-2019-20079

HIGH

Vim < 8.1.2136 - Use After Free

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154898
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0084
EPSS Percentile 74.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10
vim/vim 8.1.2121 - 8.1.2136
Published Dec 30, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026