Debian Security Advisory
DLA-1030-1 vim -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 18 Jul 2017
- Affected Packages:
- vim
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-11109.
- More information:
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Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file.
For Debian 7
Wheezy
, these problems have been fixed in version 2:7.3.547-7+deb7u4.We recommend that you upgrade your vim packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS