CVE-2008-3432

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-3432
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-10 10:30:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vim Vim 6.2 All All All
Application Vim Vim 6.3 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
Red Hat update for vim - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Vim 'mch_expand_wildcards()' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
VMSA-2009-0004.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.vim.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
ASA-2009-001 (RHSA-2008-0617) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
About Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
Bug 455455 – CVE-2008-3432 vim: heap buffer overflow in mch_expand_wildcards() 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
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.vim.org
Avaya Products Vim Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com | CVE-2008-3432 MITRE access.redhat.com
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