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CVE-2008-2712

Published: 16 June 2008

Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions, as demonstrated using (1) filetype.vim, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw. NOTE: the originally reported version was 7.1.314, but the researcher actually found this set of issues in 7.1.298. NOTE: the zipplugin issue (originally vector 2 in this identifier) has been subsumed by CVE-2008-3075.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (1:7.1.314-3)
dapper
Released (1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.2)
feisty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
gutsy
Released (1:7.1-056+2ubuntu2.1)
hardy
Released (1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3.1)
intrepid
Released (1:7.1.314-3ubuntu1)
Patches:
other: http://vim.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vim?view=rev&revision=1012
other: http://vim.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vim?view=rev&revision=1013
other: http://vim.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/vim?view=rev&revision=1021