Arbitrary Argument Injection Affecting vim/vim package, versions [,9.1.1198)
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- published16 Mar 2025
- disclosed13 Mar 2025
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 13 Mar 2025
NewCVE-2025-29768 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade vim/vim to version 9.1.1198 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Argument Injection due to the handling of specially crafted zip files. An attacker can cause data loss by manipulating the contents of a zip file.