Secunia Security Advisory - rPath has issued an update for gvim, vim, and vim-minimal. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
rPath update for gvim, vim, and vim-minimal
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26285
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26285/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/
DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for gvim, vim, and vim-minimal. This fixes
a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA25941
SOLUTION:
Update to:
gvim=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.3.90-2.6-1
vim=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.3.90-2.6-1
vim-minimal=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/6.3.90-2.6-1
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-July/000219.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25941:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25941/
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