Improper Input Validation Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
80.97% (99th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-VIM-314776
- published 23 Nov 2016
- disclosed 23 Nov 2016
Introduced: 23 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-1248 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 vim to version 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1248
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1248
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1248
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
- https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1