Vim Security Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-2712

Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions, as demonstrated using (1) filetype.vim, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw. NOTE: the ...

CVE-2008-3074

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not proper...

CVE-2008-3075

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a ZIP archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a ZIP archive, which is not proper...

CVE-2008-3076

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the execute and system functions within the (1) mz and (2) mc commands, as demonstrated by the netrw.v2 and netrw.v3 test cases. NOTE: this issue r...

CVE-2008-3294

src/configure.in in Vim 5.0 through 7.1, when used for a build with Python support, does not ensure that the Makefile-conf temporary file has the intended ownership and permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying this file during a time window, or by creating it ahe...

CVE-2008-3432

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames, as demonstrated by the netrw.v3 test case.

CVE-2008-4101

Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument af...

CVE-2008-4677

autoload/netrw.vim (aka the Netrw Plugin) 109, 131, and other versions before 133k for Vim 7.1.266, other 7.1 versions, and 7.2 stores credentials for an FTP session, and sends those credentials when attempting to establish subsequent FTP sessions to servers on different hosts, which allows remote ...

CVE-2008-6235

The Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename used by the (1) "D" (delete) command or (2) b:netrw_curdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases.

CVE-2009-0316

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 demonstrate...

CVE-2010-3914

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in t...

CVE-2016-1248

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-2017-1000382

VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME].swp") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the vi binary.

CVE-2017-11109

Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.

CVE-2017-17087

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 /...

CVE-2017-5953

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-2017-6349

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-2017-6350

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-2019-12735

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.

CVE-2019-20079

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

CVE-2019-20807

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).

CVE-2020-20703

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VIM v.8.1.2135 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the operand parameter.

CVE-2021-3236

vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.

CVE-2021-3770

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3778

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3796

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2021-3872

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3875

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3903

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3927

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3928

vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable

CVE-2021-3968

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3973

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-3974

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2021-3984

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-4019

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-4069

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2021-4136

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2021-4166

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2021-4173

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2021-4187

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2021-4192

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2021-4193

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2022-0128

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2022-0156

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

CVE-2022-0158

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2022-0213

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2022-0261

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVE-2022-0318

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2.

CVE-2022-0319

Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2.