Improper Input Validation Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
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- published23 Nov 2016
- disclosed23 Nov 2016
Introduced: 23 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-1248 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 vim to version 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2 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:16.04 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