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HistoryNov 25, 2008 - 11:40 p.m.

vim security update

2008-11-2523:40:39
CentOS Project
lists.centos.org
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9.3 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.2%

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2008:0618-01

Vim (Visual editor IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi
editor.

Several input sanitization flaws were found in Vim’s keyword and tag
handling. If Vim looked up a document’s maliciously crafted tag or keyword,
it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim.
(CVE-2008-4101)

Several input sanitization flaws were found in various Vim system
functions. If a user opened a specially crafted file, it was possible to
execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-2712)

All Vim users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Merged security bulletin from advisories:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-November/077606.html

Affected packages:
vim-X11
vim-common
vim-enhanced
vim-minimal

9.3 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.011 Low

EPSS

Percentile

84.2%