vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2019-12735: Security patch for vim (ALAS-2019-1239)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 5, 2019 | Jul 27, 2019 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 5, 2019
Added
Jul 27, 2019
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-vim
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