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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1248
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 ar...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
neovim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.6-4"}]}]
Debian:13
neovim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.6-4"}]}]
Debian:14
neovim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.1.6-4"}]}]
Debian:12
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:8.0.0095-1"}]}]
Debian:13
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:8.0.0095-1"}]}]
Debian:14
vim
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2:8.0.0095-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org