Detections
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CentOS 3 / 4 : vim (CESA-2008:0617)
high Nessus Plugin ID 37794
Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated vim packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Vim (Visual editor IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
Several input sanitization flaws were found in Vim's keyword and tag handling. If Vim looked up a document's maliciously crafted tag or keyword, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-4101)
A heap-based overflow flaw was discovered in Vim's expansion of file name patterns with shell wildcards. An attacker could create a specially crafted file or directory name that, when opened by Vim, caused the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2008-3432)
Several input sanitization flaws were found in various Vim system functions. If a user opened a specially crafted file, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-2712)
Ulf Harnhammar, of Secunia Research, discovered a format string flaw in Vim's help tag processor. If a user was tricked into executing the 'helptags' command on malicious data, arbitrary code could be executed with the permissions of the user running Vim. (CVE-2007-2953)
All Vim users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected vim packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?22256de6
http://www.nessus.org/u?367a1c9a
http://www.nessus.org/u?a4a2cdf8
http://www.nessus.org/u?cc54fc6a
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 37794
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0617.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.9
Percentile: 97.35
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-x11, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-common, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-enhanced, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:vim-minimal
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/31/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-2953, CVE-2008-2712, CVE-2008-3432, CVE-2008-4101