UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53905

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-53905
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53905.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53905
Upstream
Published
2025-07-15T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T19:33:23.411510Z
Severity
  • 4.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Prior to version 9.1.1552, a path traversal issue in Vim’s tar.vim plugin can allow overwriting of arbitrary files when opening specially crafted tar archives. Impact is low because this exploit requires direct user interaction. However, successfully exploitation can lead to overwriting sensitive files or placing executable code in privileged locations, depending on the permissions of the process editing the archive. The victim must edit such a file using Vim which will reveal the filename and the file content, a careful user may suspect some strange things going on. Successful exploitation could results in the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. Version 9.1.1552 contains a patch for the vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm21?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:7.*

2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm4
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm5
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm6
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm7
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm8
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm9
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm10
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm11
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm12
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm13
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm14
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm16
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm17
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm18
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm19
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm20
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm21

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm27?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:7.*

2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm2
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm3
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm4
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm6
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm7
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm8
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm10
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm11
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm12
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm13
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm14
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm15
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm17
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm18
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm19
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm20
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm23
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm24
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm25
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm26
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm27

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm12?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.0.0197-4ubuntu5
2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu2
2:8.0.1401-1ubuntu3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.4
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.6
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.7
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.8
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.9
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.10
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.11
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.12
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm1
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm3
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm4
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm5
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm6
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm8
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm9
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm10
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm11
2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm12

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu2
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu3
2:8.1.0875-5ubuntu4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu1
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.3
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.4
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.6
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.7
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.8
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.9
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.11
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.12
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.13
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.14
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.15
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.16
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.17
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.18
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.20
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.22
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.23
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.24
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.25
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.26
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.29
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.30
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.31
2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.32

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:8.*

2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu3
2:8.2.2434-3ubuntu4
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu3
2:8.2.3565-1ubuntu5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.1
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.3
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.4
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.5
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.7
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.8
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.11
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.12
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.13
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.16
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.17
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.18
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.19
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.20
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.21
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.22
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.23
2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.24

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:9.*

2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2
2:9.0.2087-1ubuntu1
2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu1
2:9.0.2116-1ubuntu2
2:9.0.2184-0ubuntu1
2:9.0.2189-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu2
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu6
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.1
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.2
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.3
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.4
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.5
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.6
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.7
2:9.1.0016-1ubuntu7.8

Ubuntu:25.04 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2:9.*

2:9.1.0496-1ubuntu6
2:9.1.0777-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0861-1ubuntu1
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu2
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu3
2:9.1.0967-1ubuntu4