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CVE-2008-3432

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames, as demonstrated by the netrw.v3 test case.

Published

2008-10-10T10:30:03.043

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	vim	vim	6.2	Yes
Application	vim	vim	6.3	Yes

References

ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1 ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch ([email protected])
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11203 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987 ([email protected])
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11203 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)