usn-7748-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-09-15 13:18
Modified
2026-02-10 04:49
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled file extraction when opening maliciously crafted zip or tar archives. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create or overwrite files on the system and execute arbitrary code.

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled file extraction when opening\nmaliciously crafted zip or tar archives. An attacker could possibly use\nthis issue to create or overwrite files on the system and execute arbitrary\ncode.",
  "id": "USN-7748-1",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:49:48Z",
  "published": "2025-09-15T13:18:35Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7748-1"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
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    },
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-53906"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "vim vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53905",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53906"
  ]
}



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