PT-2008-4835 · Vim+1 · Vim+1

Published 2008-10-10 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2008-3432

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Vim versions 6.2 through 6.3

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the mch expand wildcards function, which can be exploited by user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames.

Recommendations For Vim versions 6.2 and 6.3, consider updating to a newer version to mitigate the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3432

RHSA-2008:0617

RHSA-2008_0617

Affected Products

Red Hat

Vim

References · 31

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/32225 · Exploit
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3432 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/31681 · Patch
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4101 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30648 · Note
• http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3432 · Note
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2712 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 · Note