Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55083
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2005:995 (vim)
Summary:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2005:995 (vim)
Description:	The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLSA-2005:995. Georgi Guninski found a vulnerability in vim that can be exploited to execute arbitrary commands when the user opens a text file specially crafted by an attacker. The vulnerability resides in the 'modelines' feature, which allows one to place some VIM commands inside of a text file. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000995 http://www.vim.org/ http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_5.html Risk factor : Critical
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 14374 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2368 http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/035402.html http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_5.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-745.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14374 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11302
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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