Security readout for executives and security teams
This issue affects older Vim builds. If someone opens a specially crafted file, Vim may mishandle modeline-related options and execute arbitrary code. It is user-interaction dependent, but the impact can be serious on developer workstations, admin jump hosts, and servers where files from untrusted sources are edited. Exposure is most likely on systems running Vim older than patch 8.0.0056, especially where users edit downloaded files, email attachments, source repositories, support bundles, logs, or customer-provided text files. Treat this as a timely hygiene fix for developer and administrative environments. It is not marked as actively exploited in the provided evidence, but arbitrary code execution through file opening can create business risk when trusted staff handle untrusted files. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Vim to a build containing patch 8.0.0056 or later.; Apply the relevant Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo, or Red Hat security update.; Review vendor guidance for configuration-level risk reduction if immediate patching is blocked..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201701-29CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39aCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20161122 [SECURITY] [DLA 718-1] vim security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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