plugin: improper Implementation of shellescape() (arbitrary code execution)
Published Feb 21, 2009
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.84%
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 tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated 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-2008-3075. 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.
Affected products
No data.
- v.10
- v.11
- v.12
- v.13
- v.14
- v.15
- v.16
- v.17
- v.18
- v.19
- v.20
- v.21
- v.22
- 7.0
- 7.1
- 7.1.266
- 7.1.314
- 7.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0580
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0580 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03841) | 89.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03841) | 88.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.68% (0.02680) | 84.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 79.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 77.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00594) | 75.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 82.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 81.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.77% (0.02768) | 63.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTExploitPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3074 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467428 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3074
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10754 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3074
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