vim -- multiple vulnerabilities in the netrw module

Description:

Jan Minar reports:

Applying the ``D'' to a file with a crafted file name, or inside a directory with a crafted directory name, can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Lack of sanitization throughout Netrw can lead to arbitrary code execution upon opening a directory with a crafted name.

The Vim Netrw Plugin shares the FTP user name and password across all FTP sessions. Every time Vim makes a new FTP connection, it sends the user name and password of the previous FTP session to the FTP server.

References:

• CVE name CVE-2008-3076
• List post: <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/16/2>
• URL: <http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.html>
• URL: <http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v2.html>
• URL: <http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw.v5.html>
• URL: <http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-netrw-credentials-dis.html>

Affects:

• vim >=7.0 <7.2
• vim-lite >=7.0 <7.2
• vim-gtk2 >=7.0 <7.2
• vim-gnome >=7.0 <7.2

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