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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2008-3076 EUVD-2008-3066GHSA-f5qf-9pc8-pr89

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filen…

Published Feb 21, 2009 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Package: vim Ecosystem: Debian

Description

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the execute and system functions within the (1) mz and (2) mc commands, as demonstrated by the netrw.v2 and netrw.v3 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 vim 2:7.2.010-1 —
Debian 13 vim 2:7.2.010-1 —
Debian 12 vim 2:7.2.010-1 —
Debian 4.0 vim 1:7.0-122+1etch5 DSA-1733-1

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

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Advisories 1

References