CVE-2008-3076: vim OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3076 is a high (CVSS 9.3) OS Command Injection vulnerability in vim. EPSS estimates a 9.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 7 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-02-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the execute and system functions within the (1) mz and (2) mc commands, as demonstrated by the netrw.v2 and netrw.v3 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.