openSUSE 10 Security Update : vim (vim-3410)

high Nessus Plugin ID 27474

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Files with VIM modelines could call some unsafe VIM functions (CVE-2007-2438). Modelines are disabled in the default config (/etc/vimrc) of openSUSE though.

Solution

Update the affected vim packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 27474

File Name: suse_vim-3410.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gvim, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vim-enhanced, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2438

Detections

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