CVE-2008-6235
EPSS 2.6%Published: 2/21/2009Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6235
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/vimfrom 0, < 2:7.2.148-1