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CVE-2008-3076 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)....

HighCVSS 9.3 EPSS 9.0%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vim = 7.2a.10 No fix listed
debian/vim(Debian:12) < 2:7.2.010-1 2:7.2.010-1
debian/vim(Debian:13) < 2:7.2.010-1 2:7.2.010-1
debian/vim(Debian:14) < 2:7.2.010-1 2:7.2.010-1

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