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DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4101
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4101
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Vim 3.0 through 7.x before 7.2.010 does not properly escape characters, which allows user-assisted attackers to (1) execute arbitrary shell commands by entering a K keystroke on a line that contains a ";" (semicolon) followed by a command, or execute arbitrary Ex commands by entering an argument after a (2) "Ctrl-]" (control close-square-bracket) or (3) "g]" (g close-square-bracket) keystroke sequence, a different issue than CVE-2008-2712.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vim | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | vim | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | vim | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | vim | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- glcve_test.go (github-poc)
Timeline
- Sep 18, 2008 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated