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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-12735): Vim vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-12735): Vim vulnerabilities

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/05/2019
Created
06/14/2019
Added
06/12/2019
Modified
03/22/2023

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(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-neovim
  • ubuntu-upgrade-neovim-runtime
  • ubuntu-upgrade-vim
  • ubuntu-upgrade-vim-common
  • ubuntu-upgrade-vim-gui-common
  • ubuntu-upgrade-vim-runtime

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