CVE-2008-4101 | BDVDB-2026-32437 Detail
Description#
Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31592
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10894
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
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- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44626
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461927
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30795
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5812
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495662
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32864
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.