CVE-2019-20079
published 2019-12-30CVE-2019-20079: The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
PriorityP335high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.91%
77.5th percentile
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
Affected
17 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | vim | < vim 2:8.1.2136-1 (bookworm) | vim 2:8.1.2136-1 (bookworm) |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_1.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_vim_8.1.1667-1_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2136-1 | 2:8.1.2136-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2136-1 | 2:8.1.2136-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2136-1 | 2:8.1.2136-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2136-1 | 2:8.1.2136-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 |
| vim | vim | >= 8.1.2121 < 8.1.2136 | 8.1.2136 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-03-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-11109 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
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-2017-11109)
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
c
Microsoft
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
vendor_msrc·2019-12-10·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CWE-416 The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
mitre: mitre
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Re
Red Hat
vim: Use after free in window.c
vendor_redhat·2019-10-10·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CWE-416 vim: Use after free in window.c
vim: Use after free in window.c
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
Statement: The versions of vim as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, and 8 are not affected by this flaw because the vulnerability was introduced in a newer version of the component.
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2019-20079: vim - The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CVE-2019-20079: vim - The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1)
GHSA
GHSA-m46q-8w93-c76v: The autocmd feature in window
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-m46q-8w93-c76v: The autocmd feature in window
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2020-03-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-11109 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
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-2017-11109)
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
OSV
CVE-2019-20079: The autocmd feature in window
osv·2019-12-30·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CVE-2019-20079: The autocmd feature in window
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-20079 vim: Use after free in window.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-01-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CVE-2019-20079 vim: Use after free in window.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-20079 vim: Use after free in window.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. While
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-20079 vim: Use after free in window.c
bugzilla·2020-01-09·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-20079 [HIGH] CVE-2019-20079 vim: Use after free in window.c
CVE-2019-20079 vim: Use after free in window.c
The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421
https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136
Discussion:
Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1789500]
---
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5041
---
The following commit introduces the vulnerability:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/a27e1dcddc9e3914ab34b164f71c51b72903b00b
This commit was first introduced in upstream version v8.1.2121.
---
Statement:
The versions of vim as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, and 8 are not affected by this flaw because the vulnerability was introduced in a newer
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154898https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ec66c41d84e574baf8009dbc0bd088d2bc5b2421https://github.com/vim/vim/compare/v8.1.2135...v8.1.2136https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154898https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
2019-12-30
Published