OS Command Injection Affecting vim-enhanced package, versions <2:8.1.1602-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-VIMENHANCED-1671240
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed5 Jun 2019

Introduced: 5 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12735  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-78  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 vim-enhanced to version 2:8.1.1602-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1239.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-enhanced package and not the vim-enhanced package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.

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