CVE-2016-1248

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-11-20
Impact:Moderate What is this?

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.

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


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 6.8
Vector String: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (vim)ELSA-2016-29722016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 7 (vim)ELSA-2016-29722016-12-20
Oracle VM version 3.3 (vim)OVMSA-2016-01822016-12-21
Oracle VM version 3.4 (vim)OVMSA-2016-01822016-12-21


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