Improper Input Validation in vim-common | CVE-2016-1248

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 vim-common to version 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2972 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-VIMCOMMON-1457459
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed20 Nov 2016

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Introduced: 20 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-1248 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab) CWE-138 (opens in a new tab) First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 vim-common to version 2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2972.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-common package and not the vim-common package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.

Improper Input Validation Affecting vim-common package, versions <2:7.4.160-1.el7_3.1

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