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CVE-2008-3076

Published: 21 February 2009

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
This was patched in vim from usn-712-1

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper Not vulnerable
(1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.2)
gutsy Not vulnerable
(1:7.1-056+2ubuntu2.1)
hardy Not vulnerable
(1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3.1)
intrepid Not vulnerable
(1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3.1)
jaunty Not vulnerable
(2:7.2.079-1ubuntu3)