Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for vim. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for vim
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25159
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25159/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for vim. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
For more information:
SA25024
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25024:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25024/
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