Release Date: | 2008-10-10 |
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.
See more information about CVE-2008-3432 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 6.8 | Base Metrics: | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector: | Network | Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None required | Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
Integrity Impact: | Partial | Availability Impact: | Partial |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (vim) | ELSA-2008-0617 | 2008-11-25 |
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (vim) | ELSA-2008-0617 | 2008-11-25 |
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