CVE-2008-2712
high · 9.3Vim 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.
9.3
CVSS
15.0%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2008-06-16
Published
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| vim | vim | <= 6.4 |
| vim | vim | >= 7.0, <= 7.1.314 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 6.06 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 7.10 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.04 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 8.10 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30731
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32864
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3951
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0247
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493352/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493353/100/0/threaded
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2008-2712