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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.890850
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-850-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'vim' package(s) announced via the DLA-850-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'vim' package(s) announced via the DLA-850-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Brief introduction

CVE-2017-6349

An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.

CVE-2017-6350

An integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0378, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'vim' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6349
BugTraq ID: 96451
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96451
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3eb1637b1bba19519885dd6d377bd5596e91d22c
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037949
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6350
BugTraq ID: 96448
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96448
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0c8485f0e4931463c0f7986e1ea84a7d79f10c75
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/L_dOHOOiQ5Q
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