CVE-2008-4677 | BDVDB-2026-33018 Detail
Description#
autoload/netrw.vim (aka the Netrw Plugin) 109, 131, and other versions before 133k for Vim 7.1.266, other 7.1 versions, and 7.2 stores credentials for an FTP session, and sends those credentials when attempting to establish subsequent FTP sessions to servers on different hosts, which allows remote FTP servers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by logging usernames and passwords. NOTE: the upstream vendor disputes a vector involving different ports on the same host, stating "I'm assuming that they're using the same id and password on that unchanged hostname, deliberately."
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30670
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31464
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461750
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/2f6fad581a037971/a5fcf4c4981d34e6?show_docid=a5fcf4c4981d34e6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495436
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2379
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495432
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw-credentials-dis.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44419
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.