CVE-2008-6235

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:netrwcurdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases...

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3076

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...

CVE-2008-3075

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 possibly 2 the filename of the first file in a ZIP archive, which is not properly...

CVE-2008-3074

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 possibly 2 the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly...

DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0316

Untrusted search path vulnerability in src/ifpython.c in the Python interface in Vim before 7.2.045 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySysSetArgv function CVE-2008-5983, as demonstrated ...

vim: arbitrary code execution in commands: K, Control-], g]

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 followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument afte...

vim: command execution via scripts not sanitizing inputs to execute and system

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...

vim: arbitrary code execution in commands: K, Control-], g]

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 followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument afte...

DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4101

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 followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument afte...

CVE-2008-4101

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 followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument afte...

CVE-2008-4101

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 followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument afte...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : vim vulnerability (USN-505-1)

Ulf Harnhammar discovered that vim does not properly sanitise the 'helptagsone' function when running the 'helptags' command. By tricking a user into running a crafted help file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : vim vulnerability (USN-154-1)

Georgi Guninski discovered that it was possible to construct Vim modelines that execute arbitrary shell commands by wrapping them in glob or expand function calls. If an attacker tricked an user to open a file with a specially crafted modeline, he could exploit this to execute arbitrary commands...

security flaw

vim 6.3 before 6.3.082, with modelines enabled, allows external user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the 1 glob or 2 expand commands of a foldexpr expression for calculating fold levels...

CVE-2005-0069

The 1 tcltags or 2 vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

CVE-2005-0069

The 1 tcltags or 2 vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files...

Vim - 'mch_expand_wildcards()' Heap Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648/info Vim is prone to a heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data. An attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the...

CVE-2004-1138

VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as 1 termcap, 2 printdevice, 3 titleold, 4 filetype, 5 syntax, 6 backupext, 7 keymap, 8 patchmode, or 9 langmenu...

CVE-2004-1138

VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as 1 termcap, 2 printdevice, 3 titleold, 4 filetype, 5 syntax, 6 backupext, 7 keymap, 8 patchmode, or 9 langmenu...

RHEL 2.1 / 3 : vim (RHSA-2005:010)

Updated vim packages that fix a modeline vulnerability are now available. VIM Vi IMproved is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor. Ciaran McCreesh discovered a modeline vulnerability in VIM. It is possible that a malicious user could create a file containing a specially...