Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2008:0580
vim security update
Released 2008-11-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-X11-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-X11-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z.i386 +14
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-X11-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-X11-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z.i386 +6
Fixes 6 records
Priority MEDIUM 56
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 demonstrat…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3· Network · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.15044 · Published 2008-06-16 · Fixed CWE-20
Priority MEDIUM 52
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) fol…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3· Network · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.09207 · Published 2008-09-18 · Fixed CWE-20
Priority MEDIUM 47
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 po…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3· Network · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.04258 · Published 2009-02-21 · Fixed CWE-94
Priority MEDIUM 47
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 po…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3· Network · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.03841 · Published 2009-02-21 · Fixed CWE-78
Priority MEDIUM 45
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…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3· Network · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.02989 · Published 2009-02-21 · Fixed CWE-78
Priority LOW 37
Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier, and 7.x up to 7.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a help-…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8· Network · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.04179 · Published 2007-07-31 · Fixed