CVE-2008-6235

high

Description

The Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename used by the (1) "D" (delete) command or (2) b:netrw_curdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11247

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html

http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2

http://secunia.com/advisories/34418

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-02-21

Updated: 2017-09-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High