CVE-2008-3076

Summary

CVECVE-2008-3076
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-21 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-78 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vim Vim 7.2a.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-02-25Tomas HogerNot 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.

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