CVE-2008-4101

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

9.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 94.8% 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.

Published

2008-09-18 17:47Z18 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2008-09-15

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

08417e2f3ea9f5b6c89358af0555e67784efe9d9a47a4da12531ca7d050ac766

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• ftp.vim.org[vim-dev] 20080903 Patch 7.2.010http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0618http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080915 Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• secunia.com31592http://secunia.com/advisories/31592third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.securityfocus.com20080825 RE: Arbitrary Code Execution in Commands: K, Control-], g]http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• www.ubuntu.comUSN-712-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080911 Re: [oss-list] CVE request (vim)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10894https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10894vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• www.securityfocus.com31681http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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• secunia.com32858http://secunia.com/advisories/32858third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• secunia.com33410http://secunia.com/advisories/33410third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
• www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0580http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htmx_refsource_CONFIRM
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvim-normal-command-execution(44626)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44626vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www.vupen.comADV-2009-0904http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• www.vupen.comADV-2009-0033http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• www.securityfocus.com20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vimhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2x_refsource_MISC
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461927x_refsource_CONFIRM
• support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htmx_refsource_CONFIRM
• secunia.com32222http://secunia.com/advisories/32222third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com30795http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30795vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:5812https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5812vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
• groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2x_refsource_MISC
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080911 [oss-list] CVE request (vim)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.securityfocus.com20080822 Vim: Arbitrary Code Execution in Commands: K, Control-], g]http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495662mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
• www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:236http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
• www.vupen.comADV-2008-2780http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
• secunia.com32864http://secunia.com/advisories/32864third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• groups.google.com[vim_dev] 20080824 Bug with v_K and potentially K commandhttp://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
• www.rdancer.orghttp://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.htmlx_refsource_MISC
• lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2008-10-09http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
• support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216x_refsource_CONFIRM
• groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668ex_refsource_MISC
• www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0617http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT