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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    80.97% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-VIMCOMMON-5151518
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 20 Nov 2016

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.