UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12735

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12735

    Published: 5 Jun 2019Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-12735

    Summary:

    Details: getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12735, https://github.com/numirias/security/blob/master/doc/2019-06-04_ace-vim-neovim.md, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4016-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4016-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4862-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12735

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3

    Affected versions

    2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
    2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
    2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
    2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
    2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
    2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
    2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
    2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High