Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code A vulnerability has been found in Vim and gVim concerning how certain modeline options are treated. vim,gvim 2020-03-12 2020-03-12 687394 local, remote 8.1.1486 8.1.1486 8.1.1486 8.1.1486

Vim is an efficient, highly configurable improved version of the classic ‘vi’ text editor. gVim is the GUI version of Vim.

It was found that the :source! command was not restricted by the sandbox mode. If modeline was explicitly enabled, opening a specially crafted text file in vim could result in arbitrary command execution.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file using Vim or gVim, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Vim users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/vim-8.1.1486"

All gVim users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gvim-8.1.1486"

CVE-2019-12735 whissi whissi