usn-7815-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-10-09 03:07
Modified
2026-06-25 10:46
Summary
vim vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain internal calls when scrolling a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain internal calls when\nscrolling a window. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service.",
  "id": "USN-7815-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:58Z",
  "published": "2025-10-09T03:07:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7815-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-24014"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "vim vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-24014"
  ]
}



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