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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2005.61.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-61-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-61-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the USN-61-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena noticed that the auxiliary scripts
'tcltags' and 'vimspell.sh' created temporary files in an insecure
manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite
arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the script
(either by calling it directly or by execution through vim).

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0069
Bugtraq: 20050118 [USN-61-1] vim vulnerabilities (Google Search)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110608387001863&w=2
https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9402
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-122.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012938
http://secunia.com/advisories/13841/
XForce ISS Database: vim-symlink(18870)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18870
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