CVE-2016-1248
vim - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 15.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1248
To remediate CVE-2016-1248, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/vim—upgrade to 8.0.0056-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 0.1.6-4 or later
- —upgrade to 2:8.0.0095-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1248 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 15.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (5)
- from 0, < 8.0.0056-r0
- from 0, < 0.1.6-4
- from 0, < 2:8.0.0095-1
- from 0, < 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u1
- from 0, < 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |