CVE catalog

CVE-2008-3432

vim: CVE-2008-3432

Severity: Low
Published: Nov 25, 2008, 8:57:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 8.62% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	vim	sid	`2:9.2.0858-1`	not affected
Debian	vim	forky	`2:9.2.0858-1`	not affected
Debian	vim	trixie	`2:9.1.1230-2`	not affected
Debian	vim	bookworm	`2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	vim	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	vim	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	vim	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	vim	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[vim]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-athena]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-doc]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-gtk3]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-gui-common]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-motif]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-nox]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-runtime]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[vim-tiny]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
[xxd]Not affected
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm
- 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · vim · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:17 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]