vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2016-1248: Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 23, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 23, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file
using Vim/gVim with certain modeline options enabled possibly resulting
in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process.
Solutions
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-gvimgentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-vim
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