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    CVE-2017-17087

    fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000382.

    Published:Nov 4, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Dec 1, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00038
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Vim
    Product
    Vim

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    Integrity
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