Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | vim security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2005:745 | First vendor Publication | 2005-08-22 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-08-22 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Low | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated vim packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: VIM (VIsual editor iMproved) is a version of the vi editor. A bug was found in the way VIM processes modelines. If a user with modelines enabled opens a text file with a carefully crafted modeline, arbitrary commands may be executed as the user running VIM. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2005-2368 to this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 164279 - CAN-2005-2368 vim modeline arbitrary command execution |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-745.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-78 | Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11302 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11302 | ||
| Title: | vim 6.3 before 6.3.082, with modelines enabled, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) glob or (2) expand commands of a foldexpr expression for calculating fold levels. | ||
| Description: | vim 6.3 before 6.3.082, with modelines enabled, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) glob or (2) expand commands of a foldexpr expression for calculating fold levels. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-2368 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: vim, vim-lite, vim+ruby File : nvt/freebsd_vim0.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 18266 | Vim Modelines expr:foldexpr Arbitrary Command Execution |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-745.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-10-05 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-148.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-23 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-745.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-18 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-741.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-12 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-737.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-12 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-738.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-08-01 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_81f127a8003811da86bc000e0c2e438a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:49:37 |
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