CVE-2008-3075 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious ZIP filenames in Vim due to improper shell escaping, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3075?
CVE-2008-3075 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Vim Vim, published on 21 Feb 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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 ZIP archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a ZIP archive, which is not properly handled by zip.vim in the VIM ZIP plugin (zipPlugin.vim) v.11 through v.21, as demonstrated by the zipplugin and zipplugin.v2 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-2008-3074. 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3075?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Vim Vim, Vim Zipplugin.vim.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3075?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2008-3075 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3075 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Vim Vim
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3075, GHSA-wqmg-q854-x6x6.