CVE-2008-4101

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4101
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-18 17:59:32 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionVim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.

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-20 | 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 Vim 3.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 4.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.1 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.2 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.3 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.4 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.5 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.6 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.7 All All All
Application Vim Vim 5.8 All All All
Application Vim Vim 6.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 6.1 All All All
Application Vim Vim 6.2 All All All
Application Vim Vim 6.3 All All All
Application Vim Vim 6.4 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.0 All All All
Application Vim Vim 7.1 All All All
Application Vim Vim All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
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
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
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
ASA-2008-457 (RHSA-2008-0618) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Vim Shell Command Injection Weaknesses - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
‏مجموعات Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com Exploit
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Vim Insufficient Shell Escaping Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2008:236 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Arbitrary Code Execution in Commands: K, Control-], g] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rdancer.org
Bug 461927 – CVE-2008-4101 vim: arbitrary code execution in commands: K, Control-], g] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.vim.org Exploit
ASA-2009-001 (RHSA-2008-0617) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Red Hat update for vim - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-exe... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com Patch
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Bug with v_K and potentially K command - vim_dev | Google Groups af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com Patch
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
oss-security - Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-exe... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com
About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
oss-security - Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
oss-security - [oss-list] CVE request (vim) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 Security Update 2008-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
USN-712-1: Vim vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Avaya Products Vim Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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