CVE-2008-2712
Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system
02 Description
Vim 7.1.314, 6.4, and other versions allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via Vim scripts that do not properly sanitize inputs before invoking the execute or system
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 15.04% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-06-16 21:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-06-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 949b2f6904ccd062d3c96d4a25aa42e364156e1379d0283bad507b4c00d00cb4
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0618http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html
- www.rdancer.orghttp://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-712-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:6238https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6238
- www.securityfocus.com31681http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvim-scripts-command-execution(43083)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43083
- secunia.com32858http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- secunia.com33410http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0580http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- secunia.com34418http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0904http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0033http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
- www.securityfocus.com20080811 rPSA-2008-0247-1 gvim vim vim-minimalhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495319/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20080614 Re: Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493353/100/0/threaded
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11109https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11109
- www.securityfocus.com20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vimhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080616 CVE Id request: vimhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/06/16/2
- marc.info20080701 Re: Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1851http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1851/references
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
- secunia.com30731http://secunia.com/advisories/30731
- secunia.com32222http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2622
- securityreason.com3951http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3951
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:236http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2780http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081015 Vim CVE issues cleanup (plugins tar.vim, zip.vim) - CVE-2008-3074 and CVE-2008-3075http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
- secunia.com32864http://secunia.com/advisories/32864
- www.securitytracker.com1020293http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020293
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-10-09http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
- www.securityfocus.com29715http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29715
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0247
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0617http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
- www.securityfocus.com20080613 Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493352/100/0/threaded
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vim Fixed in 1:7.1.314-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vim Fixed in 1:7.1.314-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vim Fixed in 1:7.1.314-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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