CVE-2016-1248
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 25.31% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 97.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-11-23 15:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 22:48Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-12-27
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 74eec1c55c38e27ee7941db01cd05909dbdfaf18c2714db601ae9c9a302c0e65
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2016/msg00305.html
- openwall.comhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/22/20
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-29https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-29
- www.debian.orgDSA-3722http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3722
- github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/d0b5138ba4bccff8a744c99836041ef6322ed39a
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20161122 [SECURITY] [DLA 718-1] vim security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2016/11/msg00025.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3139-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3139-1
- www.securitytracker.com1037338http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037338
- github.comhttps://github.com/neovim/neovim/commit/4fad66fbe637818b6b3d6bc5d21923ba72795040
- www.securityfocus.com94478http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94478
- github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.0.0056
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2016:2972http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2972.html
- anonscm.debian.orghttps://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-vim/vim.git/tree/debian/changelog
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.7-1
- vim Fixed in 8.0.0056-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.6-4
- vim Fixed in 2:8.0.0095-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.6-4
- vim Fixed in 2:8.0.0095-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.6-4
- vim Fixed in 2:8.0.0095-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- vim Fixed in 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- vim Fixed in 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.