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CVE-2017-17087

vim: Sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 4, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

It was found that the swap file created by vim when opening a file was using the user's primary group instead of the file's group. An attacker belonging to the victim's primary group could use this flaw to read the vim swap file.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment