Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.718
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-718-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'vim' package(s) announced via the DLA-718-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'vim' package(s) announced via the DLA-718-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Florian Larysch and Bram Moolenaar discovered that vim, an enhanced vi editor, does not properly validate values for the the filetype, syntax and keymap options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened. For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u1. 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: 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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