Vim up to 7.2 input validation

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Vim up to 7.2 (Word Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/19/2008. The weakness was presented 09/18/2008 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at groups.google.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4101 since 09/15/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 30 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43697 (CentOS 5 : vim (CESA-2008:0580)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175157 (Debian Security Update for Vim (DSA-1733)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46888) and Tenable (43697). See 3736, 36812, 40924 and 40923 for similar entries.

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Word Processing Software

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open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43697
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : vim (CESA-2008:0580)
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OpenVAS ID: 63500
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1733-1 (vim)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: groups.google.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4101 (🔍)
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X-Force: 46888
Vulnerability Center: 19761 - Vim 3.0 - 7.2.010 User Assisted Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical
SecurityFocus: 31681 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31592
OSVDB: 51437 - CVE-2008-4101 - Vim - Command Execution Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2780

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/18/2019 20:33
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (80), 08/18/2019 20:33 (5)
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