Unscored severity · published Sep 18, 2008
CVE-2008-4101
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…
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CVSS
9.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)9.2% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VI
Vim · Vim
through 7.2; 3.0; 4.0; 5.0; 5.1; 5.2; +13 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4101
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4101
Exploit
http://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.2/7.2.010
groups.google.com
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/9290f26f9bc11b33/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch.v3?part=2
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/attach/dd32ad3a84f36bb2/K-arbitrary-command-execution.patch?part=2
Exploit
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/browse_thread/thread/1434d0812b5c817e/6ad2d5b50a96668e
Patch
http://groups.google.com/group/vim_dev/msg/9290f26f9bc11b33
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
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