vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-1248: Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 23, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 23, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solutions
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-gvimgentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-vim
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