CVE-2008-6235

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    CVE-2008-6235

    Published: 21 Feb 2009Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/34418, http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html, http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2, http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html, http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html, http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html, http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11247

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High