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OS X update for Vim (CVE-2019-20807)

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OS X update for Vim (CVE-2019-20807)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/28/2020
Created
07/17/2020
Added
07/16/2020
Modified
07/16/2020

Description

In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-004-high-sierra
  • apple-osx-security-update-2020-004-mojave

References

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