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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54769
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200412-10 (vim)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200412-10.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200412-10.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities related to the use of options in modelines have
been found and fixed in Vim. They could potentially result in a local user
escalating privileges.

Solution:
All Vim users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/vim-6.3-r2'

All gVim users should also upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gvim-6.3-r2'

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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