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CVE-2008-3432

medium
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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.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222

http://secunia.com/advisories/32858

http://secunia.com/advisories/33410

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

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.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

Details

Published: 2008-10-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

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