Unfiltered shell characters in vim editor

modelines mode shell characters problem on file open...

vim 6.3 6.3.082 - modlines Local Command Execution

vim 6.3 6.3.082 - modlines Local Command Execution 1 open up a text file. 2 insert at the top the information below. / vim: foldmethod=expr:foldexpr=glob"chmod\ 666\ /etc/shadow" / 3 if modlines = on anyone that opens the file with vim will execute the command: chmod 666 /etc/shadow Have fun maki...

vim -- vulnerabilities in modeline handling: glob, expand

Georgi Guninski discovered a way to construct Vim modelines that execute arbitrary shell commands. The vulnerability can be exploited by including shell commands in modelines that call the glob or expand functions. An attacker could trick an user to read or edit a trojaned file with modelines...

vim 6.3 < 6.3.082 - 'modlines' Local Command Execution

1 open up a text file. 2 insert at the top the information below. / vim: foldmethod=expr:foldexpr=glob"chmod\ 666\ /etc/shadow" / 3 if modlines = on anyone that opens the file with vim will execute the command: chmod 666 /etc/shadow Have fun making your own commands. The advisory can be found at:...

vim 6.3 < 6.3.082 (modlines) Local Command Execution Exploit

Exploit for multiple platform in category local exploits ============================================================ vim 6.3 6.3.082 modlines Local Command Execution Exploit ============================================================ 1 open up a text file. 2 insert at the top the information...

[Full-disclosure] Help poor children in Uganda

Georgi Guninski security advisory 75, 2005 Help poor children in Uganda Systems affected: vim 6.3 Date: 25 July 2005 Legal Notice: This Advisory is Copyright c 2005 Georgi Guninski. You may not modify it and distribute it or distribute parts of it without the author's written permission - this...

FreeBSD : vim -- vulnerabilities in modeline handling (bd9fc2bf-5ffe-11d9-a11a-000a95bc6fae)

Ciaran McCreesh discovered news ways in which a VIM modeline can be used to trojan a text file. The patch by Bram Moolenaar reads : Problem: Unusual characters in an option value may cause unexpected behavior, especially for a modeline. Ciaran McCreesh Solution: Don't allow setting termcap option...

RHEL 4 : vim (RHSA-2005:036)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:036 advisory. VIM Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor. Ciaran McCreesh discovered a modeline vulnerability in VIM...

security flaw

The 1 tcltags or 2 vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

Updated vim packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. VIM Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor. The Debian Security Audit Project discovered ...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : vim (RHSA-2005:122)

Updated vim packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. VIM Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor. The Debian Security Audit Project discovered ...

security flaw

VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as 1 termcap, 2 printdevice, 3 titleold, 4 filetype, 5 syntax, 6 backupext, 7 keymap, 8 patchmode, or 9 langmenu...

security flaw

The 1 tcltags or 2 vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

Updated vim packages that fix security vulnerabilities are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. VIM Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor. Ciaran McCrees...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : vim (MDKSA-2005:029)

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered two vulnerabilities in scripts included with the vim editor. The two scripts, 'tcltags' and 'vimspell.sh' created temporary files in an insecure manner which could allow a malicious user to execute a symbolic link attack or to create, or overwrite,...

CVE-2005-0069

The 1 tcltags or 2 vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

CVE-2005-0069

The CVE concerns vim 6.3, where the scripts tcltags or vimspell.sh can be exploited by a local attacker via a symlink attack on temporary files to overwrite/create arbitrary files. This is described across multiple advisories (e.g., RHSA/RHSA-2005:036, RHSA-2005:122, SUSE CVE-2005-0069) and is ti...

CVE-2005-0069

The 1 tcltags or 2 vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

Vim - 'mch_expand_wildcards()' Heap Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648/info Vim is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the...

USN-61-1: vim vulnerabilities

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña noticed that the auxillary scripts "tcltags" and "vimspell.sh" created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the script either by calling it...