CVE-2008-4677
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-22 17:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 72fcb066274b792853fdeac8dae3b12085a55bd4b1331fdc43c8217707258e4a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com30670http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30670
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- secunia.com31464http://secunia.com/advisories/31464
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461750
- groups.google.com[vim_dev] 20080817 Re: Anyone fixing SA31464?http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/2f6fad581a037971/a5fcf4c4981d34e6?show_docid=a5fcf4c4981d34e6
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081020 CVE request (vim)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081016 CVE request - Vim netrw.pluginhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2
- www.securityfocus.com20080812 Vim: Netrw: FTP User Name and Password Disclosurehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495436
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2379http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2379
- secunia.com34418http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081006 CVE request - (vim : netrw plugin - ftp user credentials disclosure)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/4
- www.securityfocus.com20080812 Re: Vim: Netrw: FTP User Name and Password Disclosurehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495432
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:236http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- www.rdancer.orghttp://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw-credentials-dis.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvim-netrw-ftp-information-disclosure(44419)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44419
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vim No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vim No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vim No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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