CVE-2016-1248
Detail
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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.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Patch
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
CVE, Debian GNU/Linux
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
NIST
Change History
7 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:46:02 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
Added
Reference
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
Added
Reference
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
Added
Reference
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
Added
Reference
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
Added
Reference
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
CVE Modified by Debian GNU/Linux 5/13/2024 11:52:11 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CVE Modified by Debian GNU/Linux 7/27/2017 9:29:00 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Debian GNU/Linux 6/30/2017 9:29:33 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Debian GNU/Linux 1/17/2017 9:59:04 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Debian GNU/Linux 11/28/2016 2:58:33 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722 [No Types Assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST 11/23/2016 12:36:20 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added
CWE
CWE-20
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:8.0.0055:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20 No Types Assigned
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20 Third Party Advisory, Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog No Types Assigned
https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog Third Party Advisory, Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040 Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a No Types Assigned
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056 Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html Third Party Advisory
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-1248 NVD
Published Date: 11/23/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: Debian GNU/Linux
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