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CVE-2008-3432

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

8.62%Down 2.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2008-3432
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-3432
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3418 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-3418
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fqm-grvm-7h89 No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mch_expand_wildcards function in os_unix.c in Vim 6.2 and 6.3...

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.

Record
GHSA-2fqm-grvm-7h89
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBVim - 'mch_expand_wildcards()' Heap Buffer Overflow2005-01-29

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3432 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Vim, published October 10, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.62%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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