CVE-2008-2712

Description

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.92% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6238 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43083 vdb entry third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495319/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493353/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11109 vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/16/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1851/references vdb entry third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30731 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2622 broken link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3951 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32864 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020293 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29715 vdb entry third party advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0247 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493352/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2712?
CVE-2008-2712 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2712?
To fix CVE-2008-2712, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2712 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2712 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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