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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3432
Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
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Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.2, 6.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 10th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.