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openSUSE Security Update : gvim (gvim-561)
high Nessus Plugin ID 39980
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The VI Improved editor (vim) was updated to version 7.2.108 to fix various security problems and other bugs.CVE-2008-4677: The netrw plugin sent credentials to all servers.
CVE-2009-0316: The python support used a search path including the current directory, allowing code injection when python code was used.
CVE-2008-2712: Arbitrary code execution in vim helper plugins filetype.vim, zipplugin, xpm.vim, gzip_vim, and netrw were fixed.
CVE-2008-3074: tarplugin code injection CVE-2008-3075: zipplugin code injection CVE-2008-3076: several netrw bugs, code injection CVE-2008-6235: code injection in the netrw plugin CVE-2008-4677:
credential disclosure by netrw plugin
Solution
Update the affected gvim packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=406693
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436755
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439148
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457098
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 39980
File Name: suse_11_0_gvim-090225.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 7/21/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gvim, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim-data, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-2712, CVE-2008-3074, CVE-2008-3075, CVE-2008-3076, CVE-2008-4677, CVE-2008-6235, CVE-2009-0316