Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting vim-common package, versions <2:9.1.1202-1.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-VIMCOMMON-9692146
  • published15 Apr 2025
  • disclosed13 Mar 2025

Introduced: 13 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-29768  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-88  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 vim-common to version 2:9.1.1202-1.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-932.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-common package and not the vim-common package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim, a text editor, is vulnerable to potential data loss with zip.vim and special crafted zip files in versions prior to 9.1.1198. The impact is medium because a user must be made to view such an archive with Vim and then press 'x' on such a strange filename. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.1198.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1