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Debian DSA-4467-1 : vim - security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 126013
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
User 'Arminius' discovered a vulnerability in Vim, an enhanced version of the standard UNIX editor Vi (Vi IMproved). The 'Common vulnerabilities and exposures project' identifies the following problem :Editors typically provide a way to embed editor configuration commands (aka modelines) which are executed once a file is opened, while harmful commands are filtered by a sandbox mechanism. It was discovered that the 'source'command (used to include and execute another file) was not filtered, allowing shell command execution with a carefully crafted file opened in Vim.
Solution
Upgrade the vim packages.For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u2.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vim
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 126013
File Name: debian_DSA-4467.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 6/19/2019
Updated: 5/15/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12735
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-12735
DSA: 4467