CVE-2008-3432

Vim 6.2-6.3 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Shell Metacharacters in Filenames

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3432. PoCs published by Brian Hirt.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Vim versions 6.2.429 through 6.3.058, which could allow arbitrary code execution. However, no actual exploit code is included in the snippet.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filenames, as demonstrated by the netrw.v3 test case.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Brian Hirt · textremotelinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32225

View Code ZIP pw:eip

The provided text describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Vim versions 6.2.429 through 6.3.058, which could allow arbitrary code execution. However, no actual exploit code is included in the snippet.

Classification

Writeup 90%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Theoretical

Target: Vim 6.2.429 through 6.3.058

No auth needed

Prerequisites: User interaction to open a malicious file in Vim

MITRE ATT&CK

T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (22)

Core 22

Core References

Patch vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11203

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32858

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/33410

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded

Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32222

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059

Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216

Scores

EPSS 0.2254

EPSS Percentile 95.9%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

vim/vim 6.2

vim/vim 6.3

Published Oct 10, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026