CVE-2008-4101
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 18, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Sep 15, 2008
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- [vim-dev] 20080903 Patch 7.2.010mailing-list
- RHSA-2008:0618vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080915 Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim)mailing-list
- 31592third-party-advisory
- 20080825 RE: Arbitrary Code Execution in Commands: K, Control-], g]mailing-list
- USN-712-1vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080911 Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim)mailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10894vdb-entrysignature
- 31681vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20080915 Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim)mailing-list
- 32858third-party-advisory
- 33410third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2008:0580vendor-advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- vim-normal-command-execution(44626)vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0904vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-0033vdb-entry
- 20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vimmailing-list
- 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
- 32222third-party-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- 30795vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5812vdb-entrysignature
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
- [oss-security] 20080911 [oss-list] CVE request (vim)mailing-list
- 20080822 Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution in Commands: K, Control-], g]mailing-list
- MDVSA-2008:236vendor-advisory
- ADV-2008-2780vdb-entry
- 32864third-party-advisory
- [vim_dev] 20080824 Bug with v_K and potentially K commandmailing-list
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09vendor-advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e
- RHSA-2008:0617vendor-advisory
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