CVE-2008-6235

Public Exploit

Description

The 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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.55% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory rdancer.org Vendor Advisory rdancer.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html exploit vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2 mailing list
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2 mailing list exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11247 vdb entry signature
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6235?
CVE-2008-6235 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6235?
To fix CVE-2008-6235, 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-2008-6235 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-6235 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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