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CVE-2008-3074 Detail

Description

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919 CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html CVE, MITRE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 CVE, MITRE
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4 CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2 CVE, MITRE
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html CVE, MITRE Exploit  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467428 CVE, MITRE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10754 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-3074
NVD Published Date:
02/21/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE