VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-1248
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 25.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 25.31% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- vim/vim · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelogPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39aPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelogPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39aPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.