Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871734
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2016:2972-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Vim (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor. Security Fix(es): * A vulnerability was found in vim in how certain modeline options were treated. An attacker could craft a file that, when opened in vim with modelines enabled, could execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the user running vim. (CVE-2016-1248) Affected Software/OS: vim on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1248 BugTraq ID: 94478 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478 Debian Security Information: DSA-3722 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2972 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
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