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Security Advisory - VIM - CVE-2008-2712

Released: Aug 1, 2008     Updated: Aug 1, 2008

Description

Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system functions, as demonstrated using (1) filetype.vim, (2) zipplugin, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw.

http://checklists.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2712 IDENTIFIER = WIND00127054


Product Version

Linux Platforms 2.0, Linux Platforms 1.x

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Installation Notes

Installation Notes

WIND00127058.zip for 1.4
WIND00127059.zip for 1.5
WIND00127061.zip for 2.0

1. Unzip the patch under [install_dir]/updates

2. Install the patch CD by entering the patch CD directory and run setup_linux.

3. This is a source only patch so you will have to build the kernel

4. Issue a make fs and make the kernel in a configured directory.

5. Upload the kernel and rootfs into the target and boot it up.


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