Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: vim update

Mar 28, 2001, 07:43 (0 Talkback[s])

Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 09:44:05 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@LINUX-MANDRAKE.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: MDKSA-2001:035 - vim update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory

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Package name:           vim
Date:                   March 27th, 2001
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2001:035

Affected versions:      6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1

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Problem Description:

Users could embed malicious VIM control codes into a file, and as soon as any user opened that file in vim-enhanced or vim-X11 with the status line option enabled in .vimrc, the commands would be executed as that user.

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Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:
rpm --checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Linux-Mandrake Security Team at
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS
If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.

Linux-Mandrake 6.0:
ef5b006b8cf3a54ce8b7b4a0176c658f 6.0/RPMS/vim-X11-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
b22f3b89a1b8e9751ceb2b4dfa3dad3e 6.0/RPMS/vim-common-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
be4c231a4277f2178dd5538873697d90 6.0/RPMS/vim-enhanced-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
200896b121a70996b8b904b5657f4bfb 6.0/RPMS/vim-minimal-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
44043a2bc4508246e38502f5251c389a 6.0/SRPMS/vim-5.7-8.3mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
2a0056284e02c7cd9580cbe56264be6f 6.1/RPMS/vim-X11-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
f4f517ca2d4b8355c20cc774df6424d4 6.1/RPMS/vim-common-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
91a7dbf8c3d20ca6a49c9ecd6e42e813 6.1/RPMS/vim-enhanced-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
910425951f0ee7b27ebb82ff8688f2a0 6.1/RPMS/vim-minimal-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
44043a2bc4508246e38502f5251c389a 6.1/SRPMS/vim-5.7-8.3mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
c86d17f9601b9bd71ea933ae5cdc3796 7.0/RPMS/vim-X11-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
f780ec72331bce0f4d695e8d788d3bcd 7.0/RPMS/vim-common-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
d1ae880a350371c5d60c129cf9041c14 7.0/RPMS/vim-enhanced-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
d9efca863a0324ea27b2487f90152ad6 7.0/RPMS/vim-minimal-5.7-8.3mdk.i586.rpm
44043a2bc4508246e38502f5251c389a 7.0/SRPMS/vim-5.7-8.3mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
2de39e89b7b809c7feec1d46cada1cd0 7.1/RPMS/ctags-3.5.1-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
fca25b9309a89b44bb9af01f3de83625 7.1/RPMS/vim-X11-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
c44406fc1e350fceac74d4b5a36d895a 7.1/RPMS/vim-common-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
e5c0c783c65d78b1c7573e321852b2ac 7.1/RPMS/vim-enhanced-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
1001e618cece22c2a319d60751b1982c 7.1/RPMS/vim-minimal-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
5998c37d008ce84f361f51426a60c597 7.1/SRPMS/vim-5.7-8.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
1076ff77ed766322eb728a7703bf88a8 7.2/RPMS/ctags-3.5.1-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
059d7f49bcdc91f1584e988897d81f4e 7.2/RPMS/vim-X11-5.7-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
f9d63eaf638a1ef5a96ed282b5b48f9f 7.2/RPMS/vim-common-5.7-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
ca275976537ea13575e83bc42deed257 7.2/RPMS/vim-enhanced-5.7-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
37c9ee2542cdcdeb971472be7b13a220 7.2/RPMS/vim-minimal-5.7-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
49c03d7aee3706d607ed2b8b46756817 7.2/SRPMS/vim-5.7-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1:
2de39e89b7b809c7feec1d46cada1cd0 1.0.1/RPMS/ctags-3.5.1-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
fca25b9309a89b44bb9af01f3de83625 1.0.1/RPMS/vim-X11-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
c44406fc1e350fceac74d4b5a36d895a 1.0.1/RPMS/vim-common-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
e5c0c783c65d78b1c7573e321852b2ac 1.0.1/RPMS/vim-enhanced-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
1001e618cece22c2a319d60751b1982c 1.0.1/RPMS/vim-minimal-5.7-8.2mdk.i586.rpm
5998c37d008ce84f361f51426a60c597 1.0.1/SRPMS/vim-5.7-8.2mdk.src.rpm

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To upgrade automatically, use <<MandrakeUpdate>>.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and uprade with "rpm -Uvh package_name".

You can download the updates directly from:
ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/updates
ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake/updates

Or try one of the other mirrors listed at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.

Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory. For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for Linux-Mandrake 7.1, look for it in "updates/7.1/RPMS/". Updated source RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download them.

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update, so if you want an immediate upgrade, please use one of the two above-listed mirrors.

You can view other security advisories for Linux-Mandrake at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com

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