CVE-2008-4101 describes a critical vulnerability in Vim versions 3.0 through 7.x prior to 7.2.010, stemming from insufficient character escaping. This flaw allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands or Ex commands through specific keystroke sequences, such as 'K' on a line with a semicolon followed by a command, or 'Ctrl-]' and 'g]' with an argument. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), this vulnerability poses a significant risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with moderate attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-32289) confirms the existence of exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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