CVE-2008-4101
Publication date 18 September 2008
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu 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 |
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vim | 8.10 intrepid |
Fixed 1:7.1.314-3ubuntu3.1
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8.04 LTS hardy |
Fixed 1:7.1-138+1ubuntu3.1
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7.10 gutsy |
Fixed 1:7.1-056+2ubuntu2.1
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7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed | |
6.06 LTS dapper |
Fixed 1:6.4-006+2ubuntu6.2
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