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[RHSA-2008:0617-01] Moderate: vim security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: vim security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0617-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html

Issue date: 2008-11-25

CVE Names: CVE-2007-2953 CVE-2008-2712 CVE-2008-3432

CVE-2008-4101

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1. Summary:

 

Updated vim packages that fix various security issues are now available for

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

 

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Vim (Visual editor IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi

editor.

 

Several input sanitization flaws were found in Vim's keyword and tag

handling. If Vim looked up a document's maliciously crafted tag or keyword,

it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim.

(CVE-2008-4101)

 

A heap-based overflow flaw was discovered in Vim's expansion of file name

patterns with shell wildcards. An attacker could create a specially-crafted

file or directory name that, when opened by Vim, caused the application to

crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-3432)

 

Several input sanitization flaws were found in various Vim system

functions. If a user opened a specially crafted file, it was possible to

execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-2712)

 

Ulf Härnhammar, of Secunia Research, discovered a format string flaw in

Vim's help tag processor. If a user was tricked into executing the

"helptags" command on malicious data, arbitrary code could be executed with

the permissions of the user running Vim. (CVE-2007-2953)

 

All Vim users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which

contain backported patches to correct these issues.

 

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

248542 - CVE-2007-2953 vim format string flaw

451759 - CVE-2008-2712 vim: command execution via scripts not sanitizing inputs to execute and system

455455 - CVE-2008-3432 vim: heap buffer overflow in mch_expand_wildcards()

461927 - CVE-2008-4101 vim: arbitrary code execution in commands: K, Control-], g]

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-0.30E.11.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ppc.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ppc.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ppc.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ppc.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390x.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390x.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390x.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390x.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-0.30E.11.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-0.30E.11.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-0.30E.11.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-0.30E.11.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ppc.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ppc.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ppc.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ppc.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390x.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390x.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390x.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390x.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/vim-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.src.rpm

 

i386:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

vim-X11-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-common-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-debuginfo-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-enhanced-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

vim-minimal-6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2953

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2712

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3432

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4101

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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