Improper input validation in Vim

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 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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.092 (94.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Vim — versions 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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