CVE-2008-3074

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3074
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-21 22:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-78 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vim Tar.vim v.10 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.11 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.12 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.13 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.14 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.15 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.16 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.17 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.18 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.19 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.20 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.21 All All All
Application Vim Tar.vim v.22 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.1 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.1.266 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.1.314 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
Improper Implementation of shellescape()/Arbitrary Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rdancer.org
oss-security - Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
'Re: Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Vim 'tar.vim' Plugin Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE request (vim) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:236 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-security - Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rdancer.org Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
#506919 - vim: multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2008-3074, CVE-2008-3075, and CVE-2008-3076) - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
oss-security - Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 467428 – CVE-2008-3074 Vim tar.vim plugin: improper Implementation of shellescape() (arbitrary code execution) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Vim CVE issues cleanup (plugins tar.vim, zip.vim) - CVE-2008-3074 and CVE-2008-3075 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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