{
    "id": "CVE-2008-3432",
    "published": "2008-10-10 10:30:03",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:55:49",
    "cvss_score": "6.8",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "description": "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.08620",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94922",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "vim",
            "product": "vim"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "32225",
            "title": "Vim - 'mch_expand_wildcards()' Heap Buffer Overflow",
            "date": "2005-01-29",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32225"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429",
        "ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32222",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32858",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33410",
        "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216",
        "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681",
        "http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11203",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987",
        "ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429",
        "ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html"
    ]
}