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CVE-2016-1248

Published: 23 November 2016

vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Florian Larysch discovered that the Vim text editor did not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax', and 'keymap' options. An attacker could trick a user into opening a file with specially crafted modelines and possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
neovim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (0.1.6-4)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Not vulnerable
(0.1.6-5)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040

vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.2)
trusty
Released (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1)
upstream
Released (2:8.0.0095-1)
xenial
Released (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2)
yakkety
Released (2:7.4.1829-1ubuntu2.1)
zesty Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.0095-1ubuntu2)
Patches:

upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H