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CVE-2008-3075

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3075 describes a user-assisted arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Vim versions 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, specifically impacting the zip.vim plugin (zipPlugin.vim v.11-v.21). Attackers can exploit this by crafting a malicious ZIP archive filename containing the "!" shell metacharacter, which is improperly handled when opened in Vim. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.266CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.1.266:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.1.314CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.1.314:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0426 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-3075Moderate

plugin: improper Implementation of shellescape() (arbitrary code execution)

Jul 15, 2008

References

bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
marc.info
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/34418
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10246
wiki.rpath.com / wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
rdancer.org / vulnerablevim.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
securityfocus.com / bid/32463