CVE-2005-0069

Publication date 13 January 2005

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 7.04 feisty
Fixed 7.0-164+1ubuntu7.2
6.10 edgy
Fixed 7.0-035+1ubuntu5.2
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 6.4-006+2ubuntu6.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-61-1
    • vim vulnerabilities
    • 19 January 2005

Other references