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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for vim (DLA-2947-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'vim' package(s) announced via the DLA-2947-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been discovered in vim, an enhanced vi editor. Buffer overflows, out-of-bounds reads and Null pointer dereferences may lead to a denial of service (application crash) or other unspecified impact.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'vim' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u5. We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.