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 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.
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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.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Puntuación base: 9.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.84%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 90
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-78
Referencias
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.html
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467428
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10754
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.html
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467428
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10754
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