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Unscored RHSA-2008:0617 4 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 48

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as vim 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as vim-common 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::as vim-X11 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop vim 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop vim-common 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::desktop vim-X11 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es vim 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es vim-common 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::es vim-X11 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws vim 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws vim-common 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 3 enterprise_linux:3::ws vim-X11 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as vim 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as vim-common 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::as vim-X11 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop vim 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop vim-common 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::desktop vim-X11 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es vim 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es vim-common 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::es vim-X11 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws vim 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws vim-common 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws vim-debuginfo 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws vim-enhanced 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws vim-minimal 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
Red Hat · RHEL 4 enterprise_linux:4::ws vim-X11 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z

Vulnerabilities 4

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2007-2953

    Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier, and 7.x up to 7.1, al…

    vim Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-2712 Public exploit EPSS 15%

    Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim script…

    vim Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-3432 Public exploit

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3 allows user-assisted at…

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-4101 Public exploit

    Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) exe…

    vim Debian

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=248542
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=451759
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461927
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0617.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2953
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2953
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2953
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2712
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2712
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2712
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3432
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3432
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3432
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4101
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4101
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4101