Medium severity · published Oct 31, 2017
CVE-2017-1000382
VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME].swp") resulting in files that may be world readable or…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME].swp") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the vi binary.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
Vim · Vim
through 8.0.1187 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000382
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000382
Third Party Advisory
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=120
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1
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