Executive Summary



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Summary
Title New vim packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
Informations
Name DSA-1733 First vendor Publication 2009-03-03
Vendor Debian Last vendor Modification 2009-03-03
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision 1

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 9.3 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Several vulnerabilities have been found in vim, an enhanced vi editor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2008-2712

Jan Minar discovered that vim did not properly sanitise inputs before invoking the execute or system functions inside vim scripts. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2008-3074

Jan Minar discovered that the tar plugin of vim did not properly sanitise the filenames in the tar archive or the name of the archive file itself, making it prone to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2008-3075

Jan Minar discovered that the zip plugin of vim did not properly sanitise the filenames in the zip archive or the name of the archive file itself, making it prone to arbitrary code execution.

CVE-2008-3076

Jan Minar discovered that the netrw plugin of vim did not properly sanitise the filenames or directory names it is given. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2008-4101

Ben Schmidt discovered that vim did not properly escape characters when performing keyword or tag lookups. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 1:7.1.314-3+lenny1, which was already included in the lenny release.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1:7.0-122+1etch4.

For the testing distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 1:7.1.314-3+lenny1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2:7.2.010-1.

Original Source

Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1733

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
40 % CWE-78 Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE/SANS Top 25)
40 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
20 % CWE-94 Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10246
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10246
Title: The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a ZIP archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a ZIP archive, which is not properly handled by zip.vim in the VIM ZIP plugin (zipPlugin.vim) v.11 through v.21, as demonstrated by the zipplugin and zipplugin.v2 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3074. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.
Description: The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a ZIP archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a ZIP archive, which is not properly handled by zip.vim in the VIM ZIP plugin (zipPlugin.vim) v.11 through v.21, as demonstrated by the zipplugin and zipplugin.v2 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3074. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-3075
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10754
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10754
Title: The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.
Description: The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-3074
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10894
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10894
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-4101
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11109
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11109
Title: 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.
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-2712
Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
CentOS Linux 5
Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12922
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:12922
Title: USN-712-1 -- vim vulnerabilities
Description: Jan Minar discovered that Vim did not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions inside Vim scripts. If a user were tricked into running Vim scripts with a specially crafted input, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Ben Schmidt discovered that Vim did not properly escape characters when performing keyword or tag lookups. If a user were tricked into running specially crafted commands, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-712-1
CVE-2008-2712
CVE-2008-4101
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 6.06
Ubuntu 8.10
Product(s): vim
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20113
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20113
Title: DSA-1733-1 vim - multiple vulnerabilities
Description: Several vulnerabilities have been found in vim, an enhanced vi editor.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1733-1
CVE-2008-2712
CVE-2008-3074
CVE-2008-3075
CVE-2008-3076
CVE-2008-4101
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): vim
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5812
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5812
Title: Vim Insufficient Shell Escaping Multiple Command Execution Vulnerability
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-4101
Version: 1
Platform(s): VMWare ESX Server 3
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6238
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6238
Title: Vim Flaw in Quoting Vim Script Lets Remote Users Cause Arbitrary Commands to Be Executed in Certain Cases
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.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2008-2712
Version: 1
Platform(s): VMWare ESX Server 3
VMWare ESX Server 3.5
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7596
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7596
Title: DSA-1733 vim -- several vulnerabilities
Description: Several vulnerabilities have been found in vim, an enhanced vi editor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: Jan Minar discovered that vim did not properly sanitise inputs before invoking the execute or system functions inside vim scripts. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Jan Minar discovered that the tar plugin of vim did not properly sanitise the filenames in the tar archive or the name of the archive file itself, making it prone to arbitrary code execution. Jan Minar discovered that the zip plugin of vim did not properly sanitise the filenames in the zip archive or the name of the archive file itself, making it prone to arbitrary code execution. Jan Minar discovered that the netrw plugin of vim did not properly sanitise the filenames or directory names it is given. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Ben Schmidt discovered that vim did not properly escape characters when performing keyword or tag lookups. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-1733
CVE-2008-2712
CVE-2008-3074
CVE-2008-3075
CVE-2008-3076
CVE-2008-4101
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
Product(s): vim
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 13
Application 25
Application 11
Os 4

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2010-05-12 Name : Mac OS X 10.6.3 Update / Mac OS X Security Update 2010-002
File : nvt/macosx_upd_10_6_3_secupd_2010-002.nasl
2010-05-12 Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007
File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2008-007.nasl
2009-11-17 Name : Mac OS X Version
File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl
2009-10-13 Name : SLES10: Security update for vim
File : nvt/sles10_gvim.nasl
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for ViM
File : nvt/sles9p5044520.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for vim MDVSA-2008:236-1 (vim)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_236_1.nasl
2009-04-09 Name : Mandriva Update for vim MDVSA-2008:236 (vim)
File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_236.nasl
2009-03-31 Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:007
File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_007.nasl
2009-03-07 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1733-1 (vim)
File : nvt/deb_1733_1.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2008:0617-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0617-01_vim.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2008:0618-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0618-01_vim.nasl
2009-03-06 Name : RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2008:0580-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0580-01_vim.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for vim CESA-2008:0618-01 centos2 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0618-01_vim_centos2_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos4 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos4_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos4 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos4_i386.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos3 x86_64
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos3_x86_64.nasl
2009-02-27 Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos3 i386
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos3_i386.nasl
2009-02-02 Name : Ubuntu USN-710-1 (xine-lib)
File : nvt/ubuntu_710_1.nasl
2009-02-02 Name : Ubuntu USN-711-1 (ktorrent)
File : nvt/ubuntu_711_1.nasl
2009-02-02 Name : Ubuntu USN-712-1 (vim)
File : nvt/ubuntu_712_1.nasl
2009-01-02 Name : FreeBSD Ports: vim, vim-lite, vim-gtk2, vim-gnome
File : nvt/freebsd_vim3.nasl
2008-12-02 Name : Vim Shell Command Injection Vulnerability (Win)
File : nvt/secpod_vim_shell_cmd_injection_vuln_win_900411.nasl
2008-12-02 Name : Vim Shell Command Injection Vulnerability (Linux)
File : nvt/secpod_vim_shell_cmd_injection_vuln_lin_900412.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: vim, vim-lite, vim-ruby, vim6, vim6-ruby
File : nvt/freebsd_vim2.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
52162 Vim ZIP Plugin (zipPlugin.vim) shellescape Function Filename Handling Arbitra...

52161 Vim Netrw Plugin (netrw.vim) mc / mz Command Filename Handling Arbitrary Code...

52160 Vim TAR Plugin (tar.vim) shellescape Function Filename Handling Arbitrary Cod...

51437 Vim Character Escaping Weakness Arbitrary Command Execution

51435 Vim execute/system Function Arbitrary Command Execution

46306 Vim Multiple Script execute Command Arbitrary Shell Command Injection

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2016-03-03 Name : The remote host is missing a security-related patch.
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0004_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-08-01 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20081125_vim_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-03-29 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2010-002.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2010-01-06 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse_gvim-6025.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-09-24 Name : The remote SuSE 9 host is missing a security-related patch.
File : suse9_12360.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-27 Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_1_gvim-090225.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-07-21 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_0_gvim-090225.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2008-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-712-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-04-23 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-236.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-03-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : suse_gvim-6023.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-03-04 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-1733.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2009-01-02 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_0e1e3789d87f11dd8ecd00163e000016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-25 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0618.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-25 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-11-25 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0580.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-10-10 Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues.
File : macosx_SecUpd2008-007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2008-06-24 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_30866e6c3c6d11dd98c900163e000016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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