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01 Record

CVE-2019-20079

The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 79.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2019-12-30 00:04Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 02:32Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2019-12-30
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c7bb2aed2dc3a7c7009da55fccb8317d8f146ddf1366bf17ce77efe39cdca05f

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
vimvimNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.1.2136-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • vim
    Fixed in 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.