Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-1871-1 | vim security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2876-1 | vim security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-8253 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4582-1 | Vim vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5147-1 | Vim vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:43:59.409Z
Reserved: 2017-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-17087
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-12-01T08:29:00.670
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-17087
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN