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High
CVE-2016-1248
vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
vim before patch 8.0.0056
Vulnerable Versions:
vim before patch 8.0.0056
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 23rd, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.