RHSA-2008:0618: Moderate: vim security update

First published: Tue Nov 25 2008(Updated: )

Vim (Visual editor IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi<br>editor.<br>Several input sanitization flaws were found in Vim's keyword and tag<br>handling. If Vim looked up a document's maliciously crafted tag or keyword,<br>it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim.<br>(CVE-2008-4101)<br>Several input sanitization flaws were found in various Vim system<br>functions. If a user opened a specially crafted file, it was possible to<br>execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. (CVE-2008-2712)<br>All Vim users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which<br>contain backported patches to correct these issues.

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