RHEL 4 : vim (RHSA-2005:036)

high Nessus Plugin ID 17170

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated vim packages that fix security vulnerabilities are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

VIM (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor.

Ciaran McCreesh discovered a modeline vulnerability in VIM. An attacker could create a text file containing a specially crafted modeline which could cause arbitrary command execution when viewed by a victim using VIM. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2004-1138 to this issue. Please note that this issue only affects users who have modelines and filetype plugins enabled, which is not the default.

The Debian Security Audit Project discovered an insecure temporary file usage in VIM. A local user could overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0069 to this issue.

All users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported patches for these issues.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2004-1138

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2005-0069

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=289560

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:036

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17170

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-036.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/22/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:vim-minimal, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1138, CVE-2005-0069

RHSA: 2005:036