01 Record

CVE-2008-3074

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 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

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: 3.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 89.6% 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

2009-02-21 22:00Z17 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 09:21Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-07-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

806ac5e517ba4ecdfa84052c0f8621c103695d788129d5396b7369c0c9e9b59d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

vimtar.vimNot specified—

vimvimNot specified—

06 References

lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:007http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
www.rdancer.orghttp://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.htmlx_refsource_MISC
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080715 Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrwhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081020 CVE request (vim)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.securityfocus.com32462http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10754https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10754vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080713 Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0580http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
secunia.com34418http://secunia.com/advisories/34418third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080707 Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080731 Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324x_refsource_CONFIRM
marc.info20080701 Re: Collection of Vulnerabilities in Fully Patched Vim 7.1http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080708 Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
bugs.debian.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919x_refsource_CONFIRM
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080710 Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080707 Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw version 125, Vim 7.2a.10http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
www.rdancer.orghttp://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.htmlx_refsource_MISC
www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:236http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467428x_refsource_CONFIRM
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/2008/10/15/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

vim
Fixed in 2:7.2.010-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

vim
Fixed in 2:7.2.010-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

vim
Fixed in 2:7.2.010-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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