CVE-2008-3076
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3076 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-02-21 22:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.rpath.com | |
| '[oss-security] CVE request - Vim netrw.plugin' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Exploit |
| oss-security - Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| 'Re: Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| oss-security - Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Exploit |
| [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:007 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Arbitrary code execution in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.rdancer.org | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request (vim) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:236 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| oss-security - Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Exploit, Patch |
| Arbitrary code execution in Netrw, fully patched Vim 7.2a | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.rdancer.org | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Netrw Vim Script Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit |
| #506919 - vim: multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-3074, CVE-2008-3075, and CVE-2008-3076) - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2009-02-25 | Tomas Hoger | Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the Vim packages, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. Note: This CVE is mentioned in the text of RHSA-2008:0580 (https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html), as it was originally used to track multiple issues. Issues that affected Vim packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 were later assigned separate CVE identifier - CVE-2008-6235. Neither of issues currently covered by CVE-2008-3076 (insufficient shell escaping in mz and mc commands) affected Vim packages shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.