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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2004.52.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-52-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-52-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-52-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Ciaran McCreesh found several vulnerabilities related to the use of
options in Vim modeline commands, such as 'termcap', 'printdevice',
'titleold', 'filetype', 'syntax', 'backupext', 'keymap', 'patchmode',
and 'langmenu'.

If an attacker tricked an user to open a file with a specially crafted
modeline, he could exploit this to execute arbitrary commands with the
user's privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'vim' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-1138
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9571
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html
XForce ISS Database: vim-modeline-gain-privileges(18503)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503
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