vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-1248: Moderate: vim security update (RHSA-2016:2972)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 23, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 23, 2016
Added
Dec 21, 2016
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
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
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-vim-commonredhat-upgrade-vim-debuginforedhat-upgrade-vim-enhancedredhat-upgrade-vim-filesystemredhat-upgrade-vim-minimalredhat-upgrade-vim-x11
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