vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Crafted Netrw Menu Entries

A flaw in Vim's netrw plugin fails to sanitize special characters in directory paths when creating GUI menu entries. Browsing or bookmarking a maliciously crafted path in GUI Vim allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as the running user...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Insecure Shell Command Handling

A vulnerability in Vim's shell script plugins sh.vim, zsh.vim, ps1.vim allows arbitrary code execution if a user selects maliciously crafted text in Visual mode and triggers a keyword lookup, due to improperly escaped shell metacharacters...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted PHP file in omni-completion

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. The PHP omni-completion script improperly handles specially crafted input. When a victim opens a malicious PHP file and invokes omni-completion, an unescaped class or trait name can be interpreted as Ex commands. This allows a remo...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: vim security update

An update for vim is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is availab...

vim: Vim: Denial of Service via stack out-of-bounds write in spell_soundfold_sofo()

A memory corruption flaw in Vim allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service DoS. When a SOFO-based spell language is active, providing an excessively long word to the spell checker triggers a stack out-of-bounds write in the spellsoundfoldsofo function, causing the editor to crash...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion

A flaw was found in Vim, a widely used command-line text editor. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By opening a specially crafted Python file and then triggering the omni-completion feature, the attacker can cause Vim to run malicious code from a...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via malicious docstrings in Python omni-completion

There is a security flaw in Vim. If you use Vim to open a malicious file written by a hacker, and you use the auto-complete feature while typing, the file can secretly force your computer to run unauthorized commands or malware...

vim: Vim: Out-of-bounds Write in Spell File Word Count

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into loading a specially crafted spell file. When the user invokes spell suggestion, the editor attempts to process the malicious file, leading to an out-of-boun...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion

A command injection vulnerability in Vim's C omni-completion script allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands if a user is tricked into opening a maliciously crafted tags file and manually invoking the autocomplete feature...

SimpleCTF-THM-Walkthrough

SimpleCTF-THM-Relatory First CTF successfully completed! This repo documents my walkthrough of TryHackMe's Simple CTF. It covers network reconnaissance Nmap, web exploitation CVE-2019-9053, and credential cracking. As a dev, it was great to pivot from SQLi to a Root shell by leveraging Sudo...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via crafted directory names

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source text editor. This vulnerability, located in the netrw plugin, involves a code injection issue when the editor processes directory paths. A malicious directory name, if crafted by an attacker, could bypass security measures and allow for the execution of...

vim: Vim: Out-of-bounds Write in Spell File Word Count

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into loading a specially crafted spell file. When the user invokes spell suggestion, the editor attempts to process the malicious file, leading to an out-of-boun...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution via Insecure Shell Command Handling

A vulnerability in Vim's shell script plugins sh.vim, zsh.vim, ps1.vim allows arbitrary code execution if a user selects maliciously crafted text in Visual mode and triggers a keyword lookup, due to improperly escaped shell metacharacters...

vim: Vim: Heap buffer overflow allows arbitrary code execution

A heap buffer overflow in Vim allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. The flaw is triggered by processing a specially crafted spell file, where the setsofo function fails to reset internal data between sections, leading to an out-of-bounds write...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted PHP file in omni-completion

A flaw was found in Vim, an open-source command-line text editor. The PHP omni-completion script improperly handles specially crafted input. When a victim opens a malicious PHP file and invokes omni-completion, an unescaped class or trait name can be interpreted as Ex commands. This allows a remo...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via Python omni-completion

A flaw was found in Vim, a widely used command-line text editor. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By opening a specially crafted Python file and then triggering the omni-completion feature, the attacker can cause Vim to run malicious code from a...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via malicious docstrings in Python omni-completion

There is a security flaw in Vim. If you use Vim to open a malicious file written by a hacker, and you use the auto-complete feature while typing, the file can secretly force your computer to run unauthorized commands or malware...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary command execution via crafted tags file in C omni-completion

A command injection vulnerability in Vim's C omni-completion script allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands if a user is tricked into opening a maliciously crafted tags file and manually invoking the autocomplete feature...

vim: Vim: Arbitrary code execution via crafted step-definition patterns

A flaw was found in Vim, a command-line text editor. This vulnerability, identified as a code injection, affects the cucumber filetype plugin when Vim is configured with Ruby support. An attacker could exploit this by creating a malicious repository containing specially crafted step-definition...