vim netrw up to 131 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in vim netrw up to 131. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-4677. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim netrw up to 131 (Word Processing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

autoload/netrw.vim (aka the Netrw Plugin) 109, 131, and other versions before 133k for Vim 7.1.266, other 7.1 versions, and 7.2 stores credentials for an FTP session, and sends those credentials when attempting to establish subsequent FTP sessions to servers on different hosts, which allows remote FTP servers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by logging usernames and passwords. NOTE: the upstream vendor disputes a vector involving different ports on the same host, stating "I m assuming that they re using the same id and password on that unchanged hostname, deliberately."

The bug was discovered 08/12/2008. The weakness was presented 10/22/2008 as Bug 461750 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4677 since 10/22/2008. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 71 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 36821 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : vim (MDVSA-2008:236-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 120 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44419), Tenable (36821), SecurityFocus (BID 30670†), OSVDB (47458†) and Secunia (SA31464†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 36821
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : vim (MDVSA-2008:236-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 830568
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for mysql MDVA-2012:049 (mysql)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: netrw 120

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10/22/2008 +70 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2154 days 🔍
08/30/2019 +1627 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 461750
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-4677 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4677
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44648
X-Force: 44419
SecurityFocus: 30670 - Netrw Vim Script Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 31464 - Vim Netrw FTP Credentials Disclosure Security Issue, Less Critical
OSVDB: 47458 - Netrw - Vim Script Information Disclosure Issue
Vulnerability Center: 21287 - VIM Development Group Vim Netrw Plugin FTP Login Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2379

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/30/2019 17:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (81), 08/30/2019 17:45 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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