CVE-2008-3076
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.090 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-32012Netrw 125 Vim Script - Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilitiesfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (32)
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- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919enisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=122416184431388&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418enisa_euvd
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324enisa_euvd
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1enisa_euvd
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