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RHEL 2.1 / 3 : vim (RHSA-2005:010)

high Nessus Plugin ID 16109

Synopsis

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

Description

Updated vim packages that fix a modeline vulnerability are now available.

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

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

All users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patch for this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

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

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:010

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 16109

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-010.nasl

Version: 1.25

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/6/2005

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:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1138

RHSA: 2005:010