CVE-2008-4101

Publication date 18 September 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
vim 8.10 intrepid
Fixed 1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3.1
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3.1
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 1:7.1-056+2ubuntu2.1
7.04 feisty Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
vim

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-712-1
    • Vim vulnerabilities
    • 27 January 2009

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