9.3 - CVE-2008-6235

Executive Summary

This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.

Informations
Name	CVE-2008-6235	First vendor Publication	2009-02-21
Vendor	Cve	Last vendor Modification	2017-09-29

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

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.

Original Source

Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-6235

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

%	Id	Name
100 %	CWE-78	Improper Sanitization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11247

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11247
Title:	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.
Description:	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.
Family:	unix	Class:	vulnerability
Reference(s):	CVE-2008-6235	Version:	5
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5 Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
RHEL5, CentOS5 or Oracle Linux 5 The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND CentOS Linux 5.x AND Oracle Linux 5.x AND Configuration section vim-minimal is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-enhanced is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-X11 is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-common is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22692

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22692
Title:	ELSA-2008:0580: vim security update (Moderate)
Description:	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.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	ELSA-2008:0580-01 CVE-2007-2953 CVE-2008-2712 CVE-2008-3074 CVE-2008-3075 CVE-2008-4101 CVE-2008-6235	Version:	29
Platform(s):	Oracle Linux 5	Product(s):	vim
Definition Synopsis:
Oracle Linux 5.x rpm test vim-minimal is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-X11 is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-common is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-enhanced is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29232

Oval ID:	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:29232
Title:	RHSA-2008:0580 -- vim security update (Moderate)
Description:	Updated vim packages that fix security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Vim (Visual editor IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi editor.
Family:	unix	Class:	patch
Reference(s):	RHSA-2008:0580 CESA-2008:0580-CentOS 5 CVE-2007-2953 CVE-2008-2712 CVE-2008-3074 CVE-2008-3075 CVE-2008-4101 CVE-2008-6235	Version:	3
Platform(s):	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CentOS Linux 5	Product(s):	vim
Definition Synopsis:
Operation system section The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 AND The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x Packages match section vim-X11 is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-common is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-enhanced is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z AND vim-minimal is earlier than 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

Type	Description	Count
Application	Vim cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.0:::::::*	2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date	Description
2009-03-31	Name : SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:007 File : nvt/suse_sr_2009_007.nasl
2009-03-06	Name : RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2008:0580-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0580-01_vim.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id	Description
52164	Vim Netrw Plugin (netrw.vim) Filename Metacharacter Arbitrary Command Execution

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date	Description
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
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
2009-07-21	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_11_0_gvim-090225.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
2009-03-13	Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_gvim-6023.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

Sources (Detail)

Source	Url
MISC	http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html
MLIST	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
OVAL	https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.ova...
REDHAT	http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
SECUNIA	http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
SUSE	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html

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2021-04-22 01:09:05	Multiple Updates
2020-05-23 00:22:55	Multiple Updates
2017-09-29 09:23:55	Multiple Updates
2016-04-26 18:17:30	Multiple Updates
2014-02-17 10:47:56	Multiple Updates
2013-05-11 00:35:28	Multiple Updates

Global Informations

Type	Count
CWE ID(s)	1
Oval ID(s)	3
CPE ID(s)	2
Sources(s)	9
osvdb(s)	1
Openvas Exploit(s)	2
Nessus® Exploit(s)	6

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