CVE-2008-6235

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-6235
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2009-02-21T23:30:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-09-29T01:33:02
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-78 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2 Exploit
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11247
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6235
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6235
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:21:32 Added to TrackCVE