UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20807

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20807

    Published: 28 May 2020Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2019-20807

    Summary:

    Details: In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20807, https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.1.0881, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4582-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5147-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20807

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4

    Affected versions

    2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2
    2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1
    2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2
    2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3
    2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
    2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
    2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3

    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