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Credentials Management Affecting vim package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.23% (61st percentile)
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NVD
4.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-VIM-314787
  • published 22 Oct 2008
  • disclosed 22 Oct 2008
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Introduced: 22 Oct 2008

CVE-2008-4677 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-255 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable vim.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

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."

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