CVE-2016-1248

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-11-20

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2016-1248 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	6.8	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (vim)	ELSA-2016-2972	2016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (vim)	ELSA-2016-2972	2016-12-20
Oracle VM version 3.3 (vim)	OVMSA-2016-0182	2016-12-21
Oracle VM version 3.4 (vim)	OVMSA-2016-0182	2016-12-21

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