CVE-2016-1248

Description

vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for 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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 23.18% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a vim before patch 8.0.0056
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20 third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722 vendor advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338 vdb entry
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478 vdb entry
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056 patch vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html vendor advisory
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1248?
CVE-2016-1248 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1248?
To fix CVE-2016-1248, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1248 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1248 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-1248?
CVE-2016-1248 affects n/a vim before patch 8.0.0056.
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