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CVE-2008-6235

Date: February 21, 2009

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (12)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-6235
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6235
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11247
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-6235

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CWE-78

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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