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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:Jan 29, 2005
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 10, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.22543
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Vim
    Product
    Vim

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32225

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    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.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
    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/31681
    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.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
    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/31681
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High