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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51742
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Legacy Security Advisory FLSA-2005:2343
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory FLSA-2005:2343.

Ciaran McCreesh discovered a modeline vulnerability in VIM. It is
possible that a malicious user could create a file containing a
specially crafted modeline which could cause arbitrary command execution
when viewed by a victim. Please note that this issue only affects users
who have modelines and filetype plugins enabled, which is not the
default. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned
the name CVE-2004-1138 to this issue.

The Debian Security Audit Project discovered an insecure temporary file
usage in VIM. A local user could overwrite or create files as a
different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CVE-2005-0069 to this issue.

All users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
contain backported patches for these issues.

Affected platforms:
Redhat 7.3
Redhat 9
Fedora Core 1

Solution:
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FLSA-2005:2343
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=289560

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1138
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9571
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html
XForce ISS Database: vim-modeline-gain-privileges(18503)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0069
Bugtraq: 20050118 [USN-61-1] vim vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110608387001863&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9402
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-122.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012938
http://secunia.com/advisories/13841/
XForce ISS Database: vim-symlink(18870)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18870
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