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vim: modeline problems

Package(s):vim CVE #(s):CAN-2004-1138
Created:December 15, 2004 Updated:February 24, 2005
Description: A new set of modeline-related vulnerabilities has been discovered in versions of vim prior to 6.3-r2. These vulnerabilities could conceivably be exploited by a local user to obtain the privileges of another user.
Alerts:
Fedora-Legacy FLSA:2343 2005-02-23
Mandrake MDKSA-2005:003 2005-01-06
Ubuntu USN-52-1 2004-12-23
Red Hat RHSA-2005:010-01 2005-01-05
OpenPKG OpenPKG-SA-2004.052 2004-12-15
Gentoo 200412-10 2004-12-15
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