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CVE-2008-3074

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.

Published

2009-02-21T22:30:00.217

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-78
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application vim tar.vim v.10 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.11 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.12 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.13 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.14 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.15 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.16 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.17 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.18 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.19 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.20 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.21 Yes
Application vim tar.vim v.22 Yes
Application vim vim 7.0 Yes
Application vim vim 7.1 Yes
Application vim vim 7.1.266 Yes
Application vim vim 7.1.314 Yes
Application vim vim 7.2 Yes
References