UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1248
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1248
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1248.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1248
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-11-23T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:17:45.515613Z
- Severity
-
- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- 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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1248
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3139-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1248
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-dbg",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-doc",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-lesstif",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
Affected versions
2:7.*
2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena-py2-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-doc",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome-py2-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk-py2-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3-py2-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox-py2-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny-dbgsym",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}