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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-31T20:00:00

Updated: 2017-11-06T16:57:01

Reserved: 2017-10-31T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-1000382

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-10-31T20:29:00.263

Modified: 2017-11-27T16:24:45.447


Link: CVE-2017-1000382

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