CentOS 3 / 4 : vim (CESA-2005:745)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21959

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated vim packages that fix a security issue are now available.

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

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is a version of the vi editor.

A bug was found in the way VIM processes modelines. If a user with modelines enabled opens a text file with a carefully crafted modeline, arbitrary commands may be executed as the user running VIM. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2368 to this issue.

Users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected vim packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21959

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-745.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-minimal, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-common

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2368

RHSA: 2005:745

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