CVE-2008-2712
vim - filename escape vulnerability
EPSS 17.0%
Description
Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions, as demonstrated using (1) filetype.vim, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw. NOTE: the originally reported version was 7.1.314, but the researcher actually found this set of issues in 7.1.298. NOTE: the zipplugin issue (originally vector 2 in this identifier) has been subsumed by CVE-2008-3075.
How to fix CVE-2008-2712
To remediate CVE-2008-2712, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:7.1.314-3 or later
- —upgrade to 1:7.0-122+1etch5 or later
- —upgrade to 1:7.1.293-3+lenny1 or later
Is CVE-2008-2712 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 17.0%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1:7.1.314-3
- from 0, < 1:7.0-122+1etch5
- from 0, < 1:7.1.293-3+lenny1