SB2016112304 - Remote code execution in Vim
Published: November 23, 2016 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016112304
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1248)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
im before patch 8.0.0056 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
- https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29