Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:27609Information Disclosure
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vim is vulnerable to information disclosure. The fileio.c sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor’s primary group, allowing local users to obtain confidential information by leveraging an applicable group membership.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/27/2
security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=166
github.com/vim/vim/commit/5a73e0ca54c77e067c3b12ea6f35e3e8681e8cf8
groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/sRT9BtjLWMk/BRtSXNU4BwAJ
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
usn.ubuntu.com/4582-1/
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N