CVE-2017-1000382
VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000382- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000382- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-1541 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-1541- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fc3h-fxv9-79gq
VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("...
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.
- Record
GHSA-fc3h-fxv9-79gq- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000382- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000382
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000382- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000382
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000382- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1 No score
gvim-8.2.3408-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the gvim-8.2.3408-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
vimDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:9.0.1378-22:9.0.1378-2+deb12u12:9.0.1378-2+deb12u22:9.0.1658-12:9.0.1672-1 Show 40 moreShow less2:9.0.1894-12:9.0.2018-12:9.0.2087-12:9.0.2103-12:9.0.2116-12:9.0.2189-12:9.1.0-12:9.1.0016-12:9.1.0199-12:9.1.0374-12:9.1.0377-12:9.1.0496-12:9.1.0698-12:9.1.0709-12:9.1.0709-22:9.1.0777-12:9.1.0861-12:9.1.0967-12:9.1.0967-22:9.1.1113-12:9.1.1230-12:9.1.1230-22:9.1.1385-12:9.1.1766-12:9.1.1829-12:9.1.1846-12:9.1.1882-12:9.1.2103-12:9.1.2141-12:9.2.0119-12:9.2.0136-12:9.2.0218-12:9.2.0315-12:9.2.0338-12:9.2.0355-12:9.2.0428-12:9.2.0461-12:9.2.0524-12:9.2.0782-12:9.2.0858-1 |
None known |
vimDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:9.1.1230-22:9.1.1385-12:9.1.1766-12:9.1.1829-12:9.1.1846-1 Show 14 moreShow less2:9.1.1882-12:9.1.2103-12:9.1.2141-12:9.2.0119-12:9.2.0136-12:9.2.0218-12:9.2.0315-12:9.2.0338-12:9.2.0355-12:9.2.0428-12:9.2.0461-12:9.2.0524-12:9.2.0782-12:9.2.0858-1 |
None known |
vimDebian:14 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:9.1.1230-22:9.1.1385-12:9.1.1766-12:9.1.1829-12:9.1.1846-1 Show 14 moreShow less2:9.1.1882-12:9.1.2103-12:9.1.2141-12:9.2.0119-12:9.2.0136-12:9.2.0218-12:9.2.0315-12:9.2.0338-12:9.2.0355-12:9.2.0428-12:9.2.0461-12:9.2.0524-12:9.2.0782-12:9.2.0858-1 |
None known |
vimopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 8.2.3408-1.2 | 8.2.3408-1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1000382 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Vim, published October 31, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=120
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/31/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000382
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fc3h-fxv9-79gq
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000382
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000382
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groups.google.com/forum
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000382
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2438