MiracleLinux 3 : vim-7.0.109-4.4z.1AXS3 (AXSA:2008-498:01)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 284215

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2008-498:01 advisory.

VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Vi was the first real screen-based editor for UNIX, and is still very popular. VIM improves on vi by adding new features:
multiple windows, multi-level undo, block highlighting and more. The vim-enhanced package contains a version of VIM with extra, recently introduced features like Python and Perl interpreters.
Bugs fixed:
CVE-2007-2953 Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier, and 7.x up to 7.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a help-tags tag in a help file, related to the helptags command.
CVE-2008-2712 Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions, as demonstrated using (1) filetype.vim, (2) zipplugin, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw.
CVE-2008-3074 Description not available at time of writing, see CVE links below.
CVE-2008-3075 Description not available at time of writing, see CVE links below.
CVE-2008-3076 Description not available at time of writing, see CVE links below.
CVE-2008-4101 Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ;
(semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) Ctrl-] (control close-square-bracket) or (3) g] (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 284215

File Name: miracle_linux_AXSA-2008-498.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Miracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/14/2026

Updated: 1/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-4101

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3075

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:vim-minimal, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:vim-x11, cpe:/o:miracle:linux:3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/17/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-2953, CVE-2008-2712, CVE-2008-3074, CVE-2008-3075, CVE-2008-3076, CVE-2008-4101

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