CVE-2018-20786
Vim libvterm Denial of Service
Description
libvterm through 0+bzr726, as used in Vim and other products, mishandles certain out-of-memory conditions, leading to a denial of service (application crash), related to screen.c, state.c, and vterm.c.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2019, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:02 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-20786 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-20786.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd929f7ba8cc5b6d6dcf35c8b34124e969fed6b8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3711 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ | |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd929f7ba8cc5b6d6dcf35c8b34124e969fed6b8 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3711 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-20786 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3711 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/3711 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd929f7ba8cc5b6d6dcf35c8b34124e969fed6b8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cd929f7ba8cc5b6d6dcf35c8b34124e969fed6b8 Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:leonerd:libvterm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0+bzr726
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20786 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-20786
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.24 }} -0.02%
score
0.62224
percentile