CVE-2008-6235

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-6235
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-21 23:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename used by the (1) "D" (delete) command or (2) b:netrw_curdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases.

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 7.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.1 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
[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
Arbitrary code execution in Netrw, fully patched Vim 7.2a af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rdancer.org Patch
oss-security - CVE request - Vim netrw.plugin af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Arbitrary code execution in Netrw version 127, Vim 7.2b af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rdancer.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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