Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4677
CVE-2008-4677
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 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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Affected products
17cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 14 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:110:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:111:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:112:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:113:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:114:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:115:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:116:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:118:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:120:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:121:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:122:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:123:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:128:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim:netrw:131:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <133k
Patches
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References
15- secunia.com/advisories/31464nvdVendor Advisory
- groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/2f6fad581a037971/a5fcf4c4981d34e6nvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/34418nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/06/4nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2nvd
- www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw-credentials-dis.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495432nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495436nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30670nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2379nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44419nvd
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