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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2017.0407
vim security update
14 February 2017
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: vim
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 8
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-5953
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running vim check for an updated version of the software for their
operating system.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3786-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
February 13, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : vim
CVE ID : CVE-2017-5953
Debian Bug : 854969
Editor spell files passed to the vim (Vi IMproved) editor
may result in an integer overflow in memory allocation
and a resulting buffer overflow which potentially
could result in the execution of arbitrary code or denial of
service.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been
fixed in version 2:7.4.488-7+deb8u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been
fixed in version 2:8.0.0197-2.
We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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