VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1000382
VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME].swp") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the vi binary.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.38%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME].swp") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the vi binary.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- vim/vim
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=120Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=120Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.