USN-505-1: vim vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 7.04
• Ubuntu 6.10
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• vim -

Details

Ulf Harnhammar discovered that vim does not properly sanitise the
"helptags_one()" function when running the "helptags" command.
By tricking a user into running a crafted help file, a remote attacker
could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 7.04

• vim - 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu7.2

Ubuntu 6.10

• vim - 1:7.0-035+1ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 6.06

• vim - 1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2007-2953