CVE-2008-3432
N/A
Published: October 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVim
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 9%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (22)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htmQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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