Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-3074 · published 21 February 2009

CVE-2008-3074: Tar.vim os command injection vulnerability

Vim · Tar.Vim

The shellescape function in Vim 7.0 through 7.2, including 7.2a.10, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via the "!" (exclamation point) shell metacharacter in (1) the filename of a tar archive and possibly (2) the filename of the first file in a tar archive, which is not properly handled by the VIM TAR plugin (tar.vim) v.10 through v.22, as demonstrated by the shellescape, tarplugin.v2, tarplugin, and tarplugin.updated test cases. NOTE: this issue reportedly exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2712. NOTE: this issue has the same root cause as CVE-2008-3075. NOTE: due to the complexity of the associated disclosures and the incomplete information related to them, there may be inaccuracies in this CVE description and in external mappings to this identifier.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.8% · top 10.3% CWE-78 · OS command injection

9.3CVSS 2.0 base score

3.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

2Affected product versions listed by NVD

42References, 4 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Tar.Vim Vim

Vim Vim

References

Link	Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4	ExploitPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.html
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467428
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10754
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506919
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=121494431426308&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0324
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/07/4	ExploitPatch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/08/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/10/7
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/07/15/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/15/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/20/2
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim-shellescape.html
http://www.rdancer.org/vulnerablevim.html	ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32462

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-3074), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.