Improper Input Validation Affecting vim-enhanced package, versions <2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
High
User Interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
80.03% (99th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL6-VIMENHANCED-1508764
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 20 Nov 2016
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:6
vim-enhanced
to version 2:7.4.629-5.el6_8.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2972
.
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 RHEL
.
See How to fix?
for RHEL:6
relevant fixed versions and status.
vim 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.