CVE-2008-4101

Public Exploit

Description

Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.72% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010 mailing list exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0618.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/5 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31592 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495703 mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-712-1 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/4 mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10894 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/16/6 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410 third party advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44626 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2 patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=461927
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-457.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30795 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5812 vdb entry signature
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/11/3 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495662 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32864 third party advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33 mailing list patch
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-K.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4101?
CVE-2008-4101 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4101?
To fix CVE-2008-4101, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4101 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4101 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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