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Debian DSA-3722-1 : vim - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 95264

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Florian Larysch and Bram Moolenaar discovered that vim, an enhanced vi editor, does not properly validate values for the 'filetype','syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the vim packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/vim

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95264

File Name: debian_DSA-3722.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/23/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 11/22/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1248

DSA: 3722