CVE-2008-4101
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CVE-2008-4101 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 9.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Vim | Vim | <= 7.2 |
| Vim | Vim | 3.0 |
| Vim | Vim | 4.0 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.0 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.1 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.2 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.3 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.4 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.5 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.6 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.7 |
| Vim | Vim | 5.8 |
| Vim | Vim | 6.0 |
| Vim | Vim | 6.1 |
| Vim | Vim | 6.2 |
| Vim | Vim | 6.3 |
| Vim | Vim | 6.4 |
| Vim | Vim | 7.0 |
| Vim | Vim | 7.1 |
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