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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-1248: Security patch for vim (ALAS-2016-779)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-1248: Security patch for vim (ALAS-2016-779)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2016
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-vim

References

  • RHSA-2016:2972
  • ALAS-2016-779
  • DLA-718-1
  • DSA-3722
  • 94478
  • 1037338
  • USN-3139-1
  • GLSA-201701-29
  • CVE-2016-1248
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