DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235
Upstream
Published
2009-02-21T23:30:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:20:04Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.2.148-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.2.148-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.2.148-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.2.148-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}