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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67993
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: vim6, vim6+ruby
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

vim6
vim6+ruby

CVE-2008-3432
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.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3432
20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vim
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
30648
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30648
31681
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681
32222
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222
32858
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
33410
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
ADV-2008-2780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780
ADV-2009-0033
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
ADV-2009-0904
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
APPLE-SA-2008-10-09
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
RHSA-2008:0617
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
[oss-security] 20080715 Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
[oss-security] 20080731 Re: Re: More arbitrary code executions in Netrw
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.2.429
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/6.3/6.3.059
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455455
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11203
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11203
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5987
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5987
vim-mchexpandwildcards-bo(44722)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44722
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