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CVE-2008-2712

Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts

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.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.16974

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EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

3

vim<= 6.4
vim>= 7.0 and <= 7.1.314
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

1

localVim 7.x - Vim Script Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities2008-06-14

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Scoring & Timeline

9.3

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD16 Jun 2008 · 09:41 PM

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Vendor Advisories

4

usnUSN-712-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0618Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0580Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0617Moderate

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References & Sources

40

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30731Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Third Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/32858Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/32864Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/33410Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Third Party Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3951Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216Third Party Advisory

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077Third Party Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htmThird Party Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htmThird Party Advisory

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0247Third Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/16/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.htmlBroken Link

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493352/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493353/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495319/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threadedThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29715Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020293Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1851/referencesThird Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43083Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2622Broken Link

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11109Third Party Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6238Third Party Advisory

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