vim CVE Vulnerabilities & Metrics

Vim is an open source, command line text editor. Patch v9.1.0038 optimized how the cursor position is calculated and removed a loop, that verified that the cursor position always points inside a line and does not become invalid by pointing beyond the end of a line. Back then we assumed this loop is unnecessary. However, this change made it possible that the cursor position stays invalid and points beyond the end of a line, which would eventually cause a heap-buffer-overflow when trying to access the line pointer at the specified cursor position. It's not quite clear yet, what can lead to this situation that the cursor points to an invalid position. That's why patch v9.1.0707 does not include a test case. The only observed impact has been a program crash. This issue has been addressed in with the patch v9.1.0707. All users are advised to upgrade.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. double-free in dialog_changed() in Vim < v9.1.0648. When abandoning a buffer, Vim may ask the user what to do with the modified buffer. If the user wants the changed buffer to be saved, Vim may create a new Untitled file, if the buffer did not have a name yet. However, when setting the buffer name to Unnamed, Vim will falsely free a pointer twice, leading to a double-free and possibly later to a heap-use-after-free, which can lead to a crash. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0648.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. Vim < v9.1.0647 has double free in src/alloc.c:616. When closing a window, the corresponding tagstack data will be cleared and freed. However a bit later, the quickfix list belonging to that window will also be cleared and if that quickfix list points to the same tagstack data, Vim will try to free it again, resulting in a double-free/use-after-free access exception. Impact is low since the user must intentionally execute vim with several non-default flags, but it may cause a crash of Vim. The issue has been fixed as of Vim patch v9.1.0647

Vim before 9.0.2142 has a stack-based buffer overflow because did_set_langmap in map.c calls sprintf to write to the error buffer that is passed down to the option callback functions.

Vim is a UNIX editor that, prior to version 9.0.2121, has a heap-use-after-free vulnerability. When executing a `:s` command for the very first time and using a sub-replace-special atom inside the substitution part, it is possible that the recursive `:s` call causes free-ing of memory which may later then be accessed by the initial `:s` command. The user must intentionally execute the payload and the whole process is a bit tricky to do since it seems to work only reliably for the very first :s command. It may also cause a crash of Vim. Version 9.0.2121 contains a fix for this issue.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. In affected versions when shifting lines in operator pending mode and using a very large value, it may be possible to overflow the size of integer. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `6bf131888` which has been included in version 9.0.2112. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When using the z= command, the user may overflow the count with values larger than MAX_INT. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This vulnerability has been addressed in commit `73b2d379` which has been included in release version 9.0.2111. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses one may unintentionally cause an overflow. Ironically this happens in the existing overflow check, because the line number becomes negative and LONG_MAX - lnum will cause the overflow. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `060623e` which has been included in release version 9.0.2110. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When getting the count for a normal mode z command, it may overflow for large counts given. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `58f9befca1` which has been included in release version 9.0.2109. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. If the count after the :s command is larger than what fits into a (signed) long variable, abort with e_value_too_large. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `ac6378773` which has been included in release version 9.0.2108. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. A floating point exception may occur when calculating the line offset for overlong lines and smooth scrolling is enabled and the cpo-settings include the 'n' flag. This may happen when a window border is present and when the wrapped line continues on the next physical line directly in the window border because the 'cpo' setting includes the 'n' flag. Only users with non-default settings are affected and the exception should only result in a crash. This issue has been addressed in commit `cb0b99f0` which has been included in release version 9.0.2107. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When closing a window, vim may try to access already freed window structure. Exploitation beyond crashing the application has not been shown to be viable. This issue has been addressed in commit `25aabc2b` which has been included in release version 9.0.2106. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Vim is an improved version of the good old UNIX editor Vi. Heap-use-after-free in memory allocated in the function `ga_grow_inner` in in the file `src/alloc.c` at line 748, which is freed in the file `src/ex_docmd.c` in the function `do_cmdline` at line 1010 and then used again in `src/cmdhist.c` at line 759. When using the `:history` command, it's possible that the provided argument overflows the accepted value. Causing an Integer Overflow and potentially later an use-after-free. This vulnerability has been patched in version 9.0.2068.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to v9.0.2010.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 20d161ace307e28690229b68584f2d84556f8960.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1969.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1858.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1331.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1848.

Untrusted Search Path in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1833.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847.

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846.

vim 8.2.2348 is affected by null pointer dereference, allows local attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the ex_buffer_all method.

Divide By Zero in vim/vim from 9.0.1367-1 to 9.0.1367-3

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in VIM v.8.1.2135 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the operand parameter.

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1532.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1531.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1499.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1402.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1392.

Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1378.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1376.

Divide By Zero in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1367.

Divide By Zero in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1247.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1225.

A null pointer dereference issue was discovered in function gui_x11_create_blank_mouse in gui_x11.c in vim 8.1.2269 thru 9.0.0339 allows attackers to cause denial of service or other unspecified impacts.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1189.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1145.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1144.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1143.

Floating Point Comparison with Incorrect Operator in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0804.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0882.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0742.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0765.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0789.

Heap based buffer overflow in vim/vim 9.0.0946 and below by allowing an attacker to CTRL-W gf in the expression used in the RHS of the substitute command.

A vulnerability was found in vim and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function qf_update_buffer of the file quickfix.c of the component autocmd Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack may be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 9.0.0805 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is d0fab10ed2a86698937e3c3fed2f10bd9bb5e731. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-212324.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0614.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4959.

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0598.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0579.

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0577.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0552.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0530.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0490.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0483.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0404.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0389.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0360.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0322.

An issue in the installer of gvim 9.0.0000 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via a binary hijacking attack on C:\Program.exe.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0286.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0260.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0259.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0246.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0240.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0225.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0224.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0221.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0220.

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0218.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0213.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0212.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0211.

Out-of-bounds Write to API in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0100.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0104.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0102.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0101.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0061.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0046.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0045.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0044.

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.5163.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Buffer Over-read in function grab_file_name in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4956. This vulnerability is capable of crashing the software, memory modification, and possible remote execution.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4979.

Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4977.

Uncontrolled Recursion in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4975.

Classic Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4969.

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4974.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4968.

NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2733 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4938. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2733 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.

Buffer Over-read in function find_next_quote in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4925. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

Heap buffer overflow in vim_strncpy find_word in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4919. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function cmdline_erase_chars in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4899. This vulnerabilities are capable of crashing software, modify memory, and possible remote execution

Use after free in append_command in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4895. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4774.

global heap buffer overflow in skip_range in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4763. This vulnerability is capable of crashing software, Bypass Protection Mechanism, Modify Memory, and possible remote execution

heap buffer overflow in get_one_sourceline in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4647.

Use after free in utf_ptr2char in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4646.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow occurs in vim in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4563.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4440.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4436.

NULL Pointer Dereference in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4428.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4418.

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Stack-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Out-of-bounds Read in vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in vim/vim prior to 8.2.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Use of Uninitialized Variable

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Use After Free

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).

The autocmd feature in window.c in Vim before 8.1.2136 accesses freed memory.

getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.

fileio.c in Vim prior to 8.0.1263 sets the group ownership of a .swp file to the editor's primary group (which may be different from the group ownership of the original file), which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an applicable group membership, as demonstrated by /etc/shadow owned by root:shadow mode 0640, but /etc/.shadow.swp owned by root:users mode 0640, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-1000382.

VIM version 8.0.1187 (and other versions most likely) ignores umask when creating a swap file ("[ORIGINAL_FILENAME].swp") resulting in files that may be world readable or otherwise accessible in ways not intended by the user running the vi binary.

Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.

An integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0378, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.

An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.

vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when handling a spell file, which may result in an integer overflow at a memory allocation site and a resultant buffer overflow.

vim before patch 8.0.0056 does not properly validate values for the 'filetype', 'syntax' and 'keymap' options, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a file with a specially crafted modeline is opened.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in VIM Development Group GVim before 7.3.034, and possibly other versions before 7.3.46, allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse User32.dll or other DLL that is located in the same folder as a .TXT file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The Netrw plugin (netrw.vim) in Vim 7.0 and 7.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a filename used by the (1) "D" (delete) command or (2) b:netrw_curdir variable, as demonstrated using the netrw.v4 and netrw.v5 test cases.

The Netrw plugin 125 in netrw.vim in Vim 7.2a.10 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames used by the execute and system functions within the (1) mz and (2) mc commands, as demonstrated by the netrw.v2 and netrw.v3 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712.

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a ZIP archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a ZIP archive, which is not properly handled by zip.vim in the VIM ZIP plugin (zipPlugin.vim) v.11 through v.21, as demonstrated by the zipplugin and zipplugin.v2 test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3074. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.

Untrusted search path vulnerability in src/if_python.c in the Python interface in Vim before 7.2.045 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983), as demonstrated by an erroneous search path for plugin/bike.vim in bicyclerepair.

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."

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames, as demonstrated by the netrw.v3 test case.

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.

src/configure.in in Vim 5.0 through 7.1, when used for a build with Python support, does not ensure that the Makefile-conf temporary file has the intended ownership and permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying this file during a time window, or by creating it ahead of time with permissions that prevent its modification by configure.

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, (3) xpm.vim, (4) gzip_vim, and (5) netrw. NOTE: the originally reported version was 7.1.314, but the researcher actually found this set of issues in 7.1.298. NOTE: the zipplugin issue (originally vector 2 in this identifier) has been subsumed by CVE-2008-3075.