VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 8.62%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.62%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.62% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- vim/vim
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681Patch
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11203
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.