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

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17148

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

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 an insecure temporary file usage in VIM. A local user could overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0069 to this issue.

All users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patche for this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17148

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-122.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-x11, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0069

RHSA: 2005:122

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