Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Background Vim is an efficient, highly configurable improved version of the classic ‘vi’ text editor. gVim is the GUI version of Vim. Description Vim and gVim do not properly validate values for the ‘filetype’, ‘syntax’, and ‘keymap’ options. Impact A remote attacker could entice a user to open a...

Vim modelines Remote Command Execution (CVE-2016-1248)

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the modeline component of Vim due to insufficient input validation when parsing the filetype, syntax, and keymap options in modelines. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a file containing a...

FreeBSD : vim -- arbitrary command execution (c11629d3-c8ad-11e6-ae1b-002590263bf5)

Mitre reports : vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2016:2972 centos6

Check the version of vim-common SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882621";...

RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2016:2972-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2016:2972 centos7

Check the version of vim-common SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882616";...

OracleVM 3.3 / 3.4 : vim (OVMSA-2016-0182)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - add fix for CVE-2016-1248 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The package checks in this plugin were extracted from OracleVM Security Advisory OVMSA-2016-0182...

vim security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2016:2972 An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

vim: Lack of validation of values for few options results in code exection

A vulnerability was found in vim in how certain modeline options were treated. An attacker could craft a file that, when opened in vim with modelines enabled, could execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the user running vim...

Scientific Linux Security Update : vim on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20161221)

Security Fixes : - A vulnerability was found in vim in how certain modeline options were treated. An attacker could craft a file that, when opened in vim with modelines enabled, could execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the user running vim. CVE-2016-1248 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : vim (ELSA-2016-2972)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2972 advisory. 7.4.629-5.1 - add fix for CVE-2016-1248 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory. Note that...

RHEL 6 / 7 : vim (RHSA-2016:2972)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2016:2972 advisory. Vim Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fixes: A vulnerability was found in vim in how certain modeline...

Amazon Linux AMI : vim (ALAS-2016-779)

A vulnerability was found in vim in how certain modeline options were treated. An attacker could craft a file that, when opened in vim with modelines enabled, could execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the user running vim. modelines are disabled by default for root, and enabled by defau...

vim security update

7.4.629-5.1 - add fix for CVE-2016-1248...

Important: vim

Issue Overview: A vulnerability was found in vim in how certain modeline options were treated. An attacker could craft a file that, when opened in vim with modelines enabled, could execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the user running vim. modelines are disabled by default for root, and...

openSUSE Security Update : vim (openSUSE-2016-1390)

This update for vim fixes the following security issues : - Fixed CVE-2016-1248 an arbitrary command execution vulnerability bsc1010685 This update for vim fixes the following issues : - Fix build with Python 3.5. bsc988903 This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project...

openSUSE Security Update : vim (openSUSE-2016-1391)

This update for vim fixes the following security issues : - Fixed CVE-2016-1248 an arbitrary command execution vulnerability bsc1010685 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from openSUSE Security Update...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for vim (openSUSE-SU-2016:2992-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Security update for vim (important)

This update for vim fixes the following security issues: - Fixed CVE-2016-1248 an arbitrary command execution vulnerability bsc1010685 This update for vim fixes the following issues: - Fix build with Python 3.5. bsc988903 This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project...