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Vim Modelines Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16206
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Release Date:
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2005-07-26
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Last Update:
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2005-07-27
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Popularity:
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9,205 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Vim 6.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2368
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Description:
Georgi Guninski has reported a vulnerability in vim, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error that allows the "glob()" command to be exploited to execute shell commands when the user opens a specially crafted file.
Successful exploitation allows command execution with privileges of the vim user, but requires the "modelines" option to be enabled and the user is tricked into opening a malicious file.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 6.3.082.
Solution:
Update to version 6.3.082 or later.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Georgi Guninski
Changelog:
2005-07-27: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
Georgi Guninski:
http://www.guninski.com/where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_5.html
VIM:
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/README
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