Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-1000382
CVE-2017-1000382
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.
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References
2- security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.phpnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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