A vim security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 4.10

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-61-1 January 18, 2005
vim vulnerabilities
CAN-2005-0069
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)

The following packages are affected:

kvim
vim
vim-gnome
vim-gtk
vim-lesstif
vim-perl
vim-python
vim-tcl

The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 1:6.3-025+1ubuntu2.2. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.



Details follow:

Javier Fernendez-Sanguino Pea noticed that the auxillary scripts "tcltags" and "vimspell.sh" created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the script (either by calling it directly or by execution through vim).

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim_6.3-025+1ubuntu2.
2.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 425421 ee7e4653fb70fd45329bf5773e610ad6
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim_6.3-025+1ubuntu2.
2.dsc
Size/MD5: 1122 9bd9428dd29c8aa562f4b97566b9a05a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim_6.3.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 5624622 de1c964ceedbc13538da87d2d73fd117

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim-common_6.3-025+1u
buntu2.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 3421084 8dc7b200376add6ccb2896e2f6e80e0d
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim-doc_6.3-025+1ubun
tu2.2_all.deb
Size/MD5: 1646686 2c2716a1dad40612baaaf28ebc0de3a6

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/kvim_6.3-025+1ubu
ntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 2586 1e0b1528b70e54e2bcff3a02acaacbc5
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim-gnome_6.3-025+1ub
untu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 805722 51093d7843d5fb20ece35d2f53eadb0d
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-gtk_6.3-025+1
ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 802452 d4fd55aca188063434361f5674805dec
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-lesstif_6.3-0
25+1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 784100 1d477c5f09466e8942d0f7da3c221afd
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-perl_6.3-025+
1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 809126 646c31a0d612b398943b4c2a42c9b6f9
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-python_6.3-02
5+1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 802470 ede70bb09d39b7571fae1192900b0385
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-tcl_6.3-025+1
ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 801160 aa65781693eca8d06230bc5f8ee29463
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim_6.3-025+1ubuntu2.
2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 765120 b5425b1b087b9528e7e4a9ef25493299

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/kvim_6.3-025+1ubu
ntu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 2590 edbd9dc0be6acaea44ee02e09c6e5c3e
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim-gnome_6.3-025+1ub
untu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 702656 7a12cb5196a1257eae527f5b231d763d
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-gtk_6.3-025+1
ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 700006 486ea88f3d0a2c4eb1804c09bca8418b
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-lesstif_6.3-0
25+1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 682462 61c39ffed3017081974a3af522b61959
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-perl_6.3-025+
1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 707674 05989ac6496d7a1db524b68bd1acd313
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-python_6.3-02
5+1ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 700022 09e7ebbe082c99520d11fa33277cc212
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-tcl_6.3-025+1
ubuntu2.2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 699634 673329baa7cd9aca70cca9f87943a628
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim_6.3-025+1ubuntu2.
2_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 680130 305b1d85bbdb52dd9869a21664049be3

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/kvim_6.3-025+1ubu
ntu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 2586 f56083ef36048c9b94c41a37c35633dc
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim-gnome_6.3-025+1ub
untu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 787984 e38f3d9674200796e39438ece635ebf7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-gtk_6.3-025+1
ubuntu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 785338 bdb6dd908d78a1172a431b4dbbea97f5
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-lesstif_6.3-0
25+1ubuntu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 769822 b4dc7592d9a49fa63488ff35b7f9b97d
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-perl_6.3-025+
1ubuntu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 792362 76ae3cbe76e78757cd82b08b8ebe2aa8
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-python_6.3-02
5+1ubuntu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 785354 c4e418a1fba8015c2416b662a77a257f
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vim/vim-tcl_6.3-025+1
ubuntu2.2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 784868 c9f9251376c1cb48552fd8012acbec7c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vim/vim_6.3-025+1ubuntu2.
2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 754620 c69a3dc15fddab0bad774759dd3ea6ae