CVE-2008-3076

N/A Unknown
Published: February 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122416184431388&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30115
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43624
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122416184431388&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43624
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
11.6%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

Affected Vendors

vim

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