secure testing announce - Sep 2005 - [DTSA-12-1] New vim packages fix modeline exploits

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Debian Testing Security Advisory DTSA-12-1                 September 8th, 2005
secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org                          Joey Hess
http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/
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Package        : vim
Vulnerability  : modeline exploits
Problem-Scope  : local
Debian-specific: No
CVE ID         : CAN-2005-2368 

vim modelines allow files to execute arbitrary commands via shell
metacharacters in the glob or expand commands of a foldexpr expression
for calculating fold levels.

For the testing distribution (etch) this is fixed in version
1:6.3-085+0.0etch1

For the unstable distribution (sid) this is fixed in version
1:6.3-085+1

This upgrade is recommended if you use vim.

The Debian testing security team does not track security issues for then
stable (sarge) and oldstable (woody) distributions. If stable is vulnerable,
the Debian security team will make an announcement once a fix is ready.

Upgrade Instructions
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To use the Debian testing security archive, add the following lines to
your /etc/apt/sources.list:

deb http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing
etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://secure-testing.debian.net/debian-secure-testing
etch-proposed-updates/security-updates main contrib non-free

The archive signing key can be downloaded from
http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/ziyi-2005-7.asc

To install the update, run this command as root:

apt-get update && apt-get install vim

For further information about the Debian testing security team, please refer
to http://secure-testing-master.debian.net/
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