gsd-2008-3432
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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.
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Aliases
CVE-2008-3432


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            "accessVector": "NETWORK",
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            "baseScore": 6.8,
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          "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2023-02-13T02:19Z",
      "publishedDate": "2008-10-10T10:30Z"
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