Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade vim | Feb 25, 2019 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-common | Dec 18, 2019 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-minimal | Feb 3, 2021 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade editor/vim/vim-core to version 8.1.209-11.4.1.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade editor/gvim to version 8.1.209-11.4.1.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade editor/vim to version 8.1.209-11.4.1.0.1.2.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Oct 19, 2018 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gui-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtime (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-runtimeUpgrade vim-gui-commonUpgrade vimUpgrade vim-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-common | Mar 24, 2020 | Jul 8, 2017 |
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