ALPINE-CVE-2016-1248

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    ALPINE-CVE-2016-1248

    Published: 23 Nov 2016Last Modified: 3 Dec 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1248

    Summary:

    Details: vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-1248

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/vim?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.0.0056-r0

    Affected versions

    7.2.284-r0
    7.2.394-r0
    7.2.394-r1
    7.2.411-r0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High