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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-10-31T20:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-05T22:00:41.397Z
Reserved: 2017-10-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-1000382

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-10-31T20:29:00.263
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-1000382
