CVE-2008-3076

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductVim
PublishedFeb 21, 2009
First seenFeb 21, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vim vim7.2a.10—

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CVE-2008-3076 · Vim · Dark Radar