DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235

    Published: 21 Feb 2009Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2008-6235

    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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-6235

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: vim

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:7.2.148-1

    Affected versions

    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