Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting vim-common package, versions <2:7.4.629-5.el6_10.2


high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.3% (69th percentile)
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NVD
8.6 high
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Red Hat
5.3 medium
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SUSE
7.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL6-VIMCOMMON-1522106
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 5 Jun 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 vim-common to version 2:7.4.629-5.el6_10.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1774.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 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.