vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5953): Vim vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 10, 2017
Added
Jun 12, 2019
Modified
Aug 18, 2025

Description

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 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-5953)

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-12735)

Solutions

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-vimubuntu-pro-upgrade-vim-commonubuntu-pro-upgrade-vim-gui-commonubuntu-pro-upgrade-vim-runtime
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