vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2021-005 advisory.

    vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3927)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible stack-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3928)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3968)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3973)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3974)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow allows an attacker to input a specially     crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     confidentiality, integrity, and system availability. (CVE-2021-3984)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-9405 advisory.

    [8.2.2637-21.0.1]
    - Remove upstream references [Orabug: 31197557]

    [2:8.2.2637-21]
    - RHEL-40602 CVE-2021-3903 vim: heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:9405 advisory.

    Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.

    Security Fix(es):

    * vim: heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2021-3903)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the vim package has been released.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1 advisory.

  - Untrusted search path vulnerability in src/if_python.c in the Python interface in Vim before 7.2.045     allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working     directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983), as demonstrated by an     erroneous search path for plugin/bike.vim in bicyclerepair. (CVE-2009-0316)

  - vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap'     options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline     is opened. (CVE-2016-1248)

  - fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group     (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain     sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned     by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability     than CVE-2017-1000382. (CVE-2017-17087)

  - vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when handling a spell file,     which may result in an integer overflow at a memory allocation site and a resultant buffer overflow.
    (CVE-2017-5953)

  - An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if     it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to     resultant buffer overflows. (CVE-2017-6349)

  - An integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch     8.0.0378, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file,     which may lead to resultant buffer overflows. (CVE-2017-6350)

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3778, CVE-2021-3872, CVE-2021-3875,     CVE-2021-3903, CVE-2021-3927, CVE-2021-3968, CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4136,     CVE-2022-0213)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-3796, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-4069, CVE-2021-4192)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2021-3928)

  - vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2022-0128)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0359,     CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0407, CVE-2022-2125, CVE-2022-2182, CVE-2022-2207)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0318)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0319)

  - Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
    (CVE-2022-0351)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0392)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1968)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4428. (CVE-2022-0696)

  - global heap buffer overflow in skip_range in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4763. This     vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible     remote execution (CVE-2022-1381)

  - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4774. (CVE-2022-1420)

  - Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is     capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution     (CVE-2022-1616)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899.
    This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution     (CVE-2022-1619)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim     prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input. (CVE-2022-1620)

  - Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4956. This     vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.
    (CVE-2022-1720)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4968. (CVE-2022-1733)

  - Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969. (CVE-2022-1735)

  - Uncontrolled Recursion in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4975. (CVE-2022-1771)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4977. (CVE-2022-1785)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979. (CVE-2022-1796)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-2126,     CVE-2022-2183, CVE-2022-2206)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1897, CVE-2022-2129,     CVE-2022-2210)

  - Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1927, CVE-2022-2124, CVE-2022-2175)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.5163. (CVE-2022-2208)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2231)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2257, CVE-2022-2286,     CVE-2022-2287)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2264, CVE-2022-2284)

  - Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2285)

  - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0. (CVE-2022-2304)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0044. (CVE-2022-2343)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0045. (CVE-2022-2344)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0046. (CVE-2022-2345)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0061. (CVE-2022-2522)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101. (CVE-2022-2571)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0102. (CVE-2022-2580)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0104. (CVE-2022-2581)

  - Out-of-bounds Write to API in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0100. (CVE-2022-2598)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0212. (CVE-2022-2816)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0213. (CVE-2022-2817)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0211. (CVE-2022-2819)

  - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0218.
    (CVE-2022-2845)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0220. (CVE-2022-2849)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0221. (CVE-2022-2862)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224. (CVE-2022-2874)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0225. (CVE-2022-2889)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0240. (CVE-2022-2923)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0246. (CVE-2022-2946)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0259. (CVE-2022-2980)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0260. (CVE-2022-2982)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286. (CVE-2022-3016)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0322. (CVE-2022-3037)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0360. (CVE-2022-3099)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0389. (CVE-2022-3134)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0404. (CVE-2022-3153)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0483. (CVE-2022-3234)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0490. (CVE-2022-3235)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0552. (CVE-2022-3278)

  - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577. (CVE-2022-3296)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0579. (CVE-2022-3297)

  - Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0598. (CVE-2022-3324)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0614. (CVE-2022-3352)

  - A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function     qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use     after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this     issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the     affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324. (CVE-2022-3705)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-155 advisory.

    A use-after-free vulnerability was found in vim's do_cmdline() function of the src/ex_docmd.c file. The     issue triggers when an invalid line number on :for is ignored. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a     user into opening a specially crafted file, triggering use-after-free that causes an application to crash,     possibly executing code and corrupting memory. (CVE-2022-3099)

    A heap use-after-free vulnerability was found in vim's do_tag() function of the src/tag.c file. The issue     triggers when the 'tagfunc' closes the window. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into opening a     specially crafted file, triggering a heap use-after-free that causes an application to crash, possibly     executing code and corrupting memory. (CVE-2022-3134)

    NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0404. (CVE-2022-3153)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3053 advisory.

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0417)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4563. (CVE-2022-0943)

  - Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4956. This     vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.
    (CVE-2022-1720)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1851, CVE-2022-2126)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1898, CVE-2022-1968)

  - Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-2124)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1 advisory.

  - fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group     (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain     sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned     by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability     than CVE-2017-1000382. (CVE-2017-17087)

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3778, CVE-2021-3872, CVE-2021-3875,     CVE-2021-3903, CVE-2021-3927, CVE-2021-3968, CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019, CVE-2021-4136,     CVE-2022-0213)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-3796, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-4069, CVE-2021-4192)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2021-3928)

  - vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2021-4166, CVE-2021-4193, CVE-2022-0128)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0261, CVE-2022-0359,     CVE-2022-0361, CVE-2022-0407)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0318)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0319)

  - Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.
    (CVE-2022-0351)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0392)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-0413, CVE-2022-1898)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4428. (CVE-2022-0696)

  - global heap buffer overflow in skip_range in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4763. This     vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible     remote execution (CVE-2022-1381)

  - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4774. (CVE-2022-1420)

  - Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is     capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution     (CVE-2022-1616)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899.
    This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution     (CVE-2022-1619)

  - NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim     prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input. (CVE-2022-1620)

  - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4968. (CVE-2022-1733)

  - Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969. (CVE-2022-1735)

  - Uncontrolled Recursion in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4975. (CVE-2022-1771)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4977. (CVE-2022-1785)

  - Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979. (CVE-2022-1796)

  - Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1851)

  - Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1897)

  - Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2. (CVE-2022-1927)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3778, CVE-2021-3872, CVE-2021-3875,     CVE-2021-3903, CVE-2021-3927, CVE-2021-3973, CVE-2021-3984, CVE-2021-4019)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-3796, CVE-2021-3974, CVE-2021-4069)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2021-3928)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903, CVE-2021-3927)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2021-3928)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1743 advisory.

    vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3927)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible stack-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3928)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3968)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3973)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3974)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow allows an attacker to input a specially     crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     confidentiality, integrity, and system availability. (CVE-2021-3984)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability allows an attacker to input a     specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability     is system availability. (CVE-2021-4019)

    vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-4069)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4136)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4166)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use after free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4173)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use after free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4187)

    It was found that vim was vulnerable to use-after-free flaw in win_linetabsize(). Sourcing a specially     crafted file in vim could crash the vim process or possibly lead to other undefined behaviors.
    (CVE-2021-4192)

    It was found that vim was vulnerable to an out-of-bound read flaw in getvcol(). A specially crafted file     could be used to, when opened in vim, disclose some of the process's internal memory. (CVE-2021-4193)

    References to CVE-2021-4192 and CVE-2021-4193 have been added after the original release of this advisory,     however those vulnerabilities were fixed by the packages referenced by this advisory's initial release on     2022-01-18.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the vim packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3872, CVE-2021-3875, CVE-2021-3903,     CVE-2021-3927)

  - vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable (CVE-2021-3928)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2022-1557 advisory.

    2024-05-09: CVE-2020-20703 was added to this advisory.

    Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VIM v.8.1.2135 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the     operand parameter. (CVE-2020-20703)

    vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2021-3903)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3927)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible stack-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3928)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3968)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3973)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use-after-free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     to system availability. (CVE-2021-3974)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow allows an attacker to input a specially     crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability is     confidentiality, integrity, and system availability. (CVE-2021-3984)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability allows an attacker to input a     specially crafted file, leading to a crash or code execution. The highest threat from this vulnerability     is system availability. (CVE-2021-4019)

    vim is vulnerable to Use After Free (CVE-2021-4069)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4136)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible heap-based buffer overflow could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4166)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use after free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4173)

    A flaw was found in vim. A possible use after free vulnerability could allow an attacker to input a     specially crafted file leading to a crash or code execution. (CVE-2021-4187)

    It was found that vim was vulnerable to use-after-free flaw in win_linetabsize(). Sourcing a specially     crafted file in vim could crash the vim process or possibly lead to other undefined behaviors.
    (CVE-2021-4192)

    It was found that vim was vulnerable to an out-of-bound read flaw in getvcol(). A specially crafted file     could be used to, when opened in vim, disclose some of the process's internal memory. (CVE-2021-4193)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5147-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled permissions on the .swp file. A local attacker could     possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
    (CVE-2017-17087)

    It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled restricted mode. A local attacker could possibly use this     issue to bypass restricted mode and execute arbitrary commands. Note: This update only makes executing     shell commands more difficult. Restricted mode should not be considered a complete security measure. This     issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-20807)

    Brian Carpenter discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was     tricked into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a     denial of service, or possible execute arbitrary code with user privileges. This issue only affected     Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 21.04 and Ubuntu 21.10. (CVE-2021-3872)

    It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked     into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial     of service, or possible execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3903)

    It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked     into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial     of service, or possible execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3927)

    It was discovered that vim incorrectly handled memory when opening certain files. If a user was tricked     into opening a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial     of service, or possible execute arbitrary code with user privileges. (CVE-2021-3928)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
212471	Amazon Linux 2022 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2022-2021-005)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
211571	Oracle Linux 9 : vim (ELSA-2024-9405)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
210814	RHEL 9 : vim (RHSA-2024:9405)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
203869	Photon OS 3.0: Vim PHSA-2021-3.0-0344	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
203190	Photon OS 4.0: Vim PHSA-2022-4.0-0153	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	critical
196374	RHEL 7 : vim (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196324	RHEL 6 : vim (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
173115	Amazon Linux 2023 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2023-2023-098)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	critical
169350	SUSE SLES12 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
166352	Amazon Linux 2022 : vim-common, vim-data, vim-default-editor (ALAS2022-2022-155)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	critical
162406	Debian DLA-3053-1 : vim - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
162382	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : vim (SUSE-SU-2022:2102-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
159870	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.0 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1415)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
159837	EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.1 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1389)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
158400	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1248)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
158366	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1260)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
158046	Amazon Linux 2 : vim (ALAS-2022-1743)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
157195	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1020)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
157185	EulerOS 2.0 SP9 : vim (EulerOS-SA-2022-1040)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
156877	Amazon Linux AMI : vim (ALAS-2022-1557)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	critical
156577	Photon OS 3.0: Vim PHSA-2022-3.0-0344	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
155351	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Vim vulnerabilities (USN-5147-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high

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