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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882621
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2016:2972 centos6
Summary:Check the version of vim-common
Description:Summary:
Check the version of vim-common

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-common on CentOS 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
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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