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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-02-21T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:20:25.540Z

Reserved: 2009-02-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-6235

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-02-21T23:30:00.233

Modified: 2017-09-29T01:33:02.510

Link: CVE-2008-6235

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2008-07-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-6235 - Bugzilla