Netrw 125 Vim Script - Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30115/info Netrw is prone to multiple command-execution vulnerabilities because the application fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data. Successfully exploiting these issues can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges...

CVE-2008-2712

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 demonstrated using 1 filetype.vim, 3 xpm.vim, 4 gzipvim, and 5 netrw. NOTE: the...

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2712

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 demonstrated using 1 filetype.vim, 3 xpm.vim, 4 gzipvim, and 5 netrw. NOTE: the...