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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-20807

medium Nessus Plugin ID 222796

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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-2019-20807)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-20807

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 222796

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2019_20807.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20807

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-minimal, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-minimal

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20807