Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-3432 | First vendor Publication | 2008-10-10 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3432 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-119 | Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11203 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11203 | ||
| Title: | 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. | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3432 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5987 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5987 | ||
| Title: | Vim 'mch_expand_wildcards()' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | ||
| 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. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3432 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | VMWare ESX Server 3 VMWare ESX Server 3.5 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-10-10 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: vim6, vim6+ruby File : nvt/freebsd_vim6.nasl |
| 2010-05-12 | Name : Mac OS X Security Update 2008-007 File : nvt/macosx_secupd_2008-007.nasl |
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2009-03-06 | Name : RedHat Update for vim RHSA-2008:0617-01 File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2008_0617-01_vim.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos3 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos3_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos3 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos3_x86_64.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos4 i386 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos4_i386.nasl |
| 2009-02-27 | Name : CentOS Update for vim-common CESA-2008:0617 centos4 x86_64 File : nvt/gb_CESA-2008_0617_vim-common_centos4_x86_64.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 51436 | Vim os_unix.c mch_expand_wildcards Function Filename Metacharacter Arbitrary ... |
| 48971 | Vim os_unix.c mch_expand_wildcards Function Filename Metacharacter Handling A... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-03-03 | Name : The remote host is missing a security-related patch. File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0004_remote.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2014-11-26 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2009-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2013-07-12 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2008-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2012-08-01 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20081125_vim_on_SL3_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-09-09 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_f866d2afbbba11df8a8d0008743bf21a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-07-27 | Name : The remote VMware ESX host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : vmware_VMSA-2009-0004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2008-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-11-25 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2008-0617.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-10-10 | Name : The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes various security issues. File : macosx_SecUpd2008-007.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
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