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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-4101
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CVE-2008-4101

Description:
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 after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA32222

MLIST
  http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33
  http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4

MISC
  http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
  http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e
  http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2
  http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2

CONFIRM
  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

BID
  31681

APPLE
  http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html


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