CVE-2017-17087

fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000382.

CVSS v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/vim_dev/sRT9BtjLWMk/BRtSXNU4BwAJ	Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/5a73e0ca54c77e067c3b12ea6f35e3e8681e8cf8	Patch Third Party Advisory
http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=166	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/27/2	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4582-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::esm:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::

Information

Published : 2017-12-01 00:29

Updated : 2022-02-19 21:58

NVD link : CVE-2017-17087

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17087

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-668

Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

canonical

ubuntu_linux

vim

vim

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