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Amazon Linux AMI : vim-common (ALAS-2020-1468) (deprecated)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 144469
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Synopsis
This plugin has been deprecated.Description
The version of tested product installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS-2020-1468 advisory.- In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua). (CVE-2019-20807)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
This plugin has been deprecated due to Amazon pulling the previously published advisory.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 144469
File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1468.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 12/19/2020
Updated: 12/23/2020
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20807
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:vim-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/16/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-20807
ALAS: 2020-1468