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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-26 ] Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Posted on 22 June 2017
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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201706-26 ] Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-26
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: June 22, 2017
Bugs: #609150, #611386
ID: 201706-26

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Vim and gVim, the worst of
which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Vim is an efficient, highly configurable improved version of the
classic 'vi' text editor. gVim is the GUI version of Vim.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-editors/vim < 8.0.0386 >= 8.0.0386
2 app-editors/gvim < 8.0.0386 >= 8.0.0386
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2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Vim and gVim. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted spell
file using Vim or gVim, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service
condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Vim users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/vim-8.0.0386"

All gVim users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gvim-8.0.0386"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5953
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5953
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-6349
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6349
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-6350
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6350

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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