Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim-minimal package, versions <2:8.0.1763-11.el8_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
19.11% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-VIMMINIMAL-1984138
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Jun 2019

Introduced: 5 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-12735  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 vim-minimal to version 2:8.0.1763-11.el8_0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-minimal package and not the vim-minimal package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 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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