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Unscored USN-4016-1 2 CVEs

vim vulnerabilities

Published Jun 11, 2019 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

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)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS vim 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS vim 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5953
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12735