vim: heap buffer overflow in mch_expand_wildcards()

Heap-based buffer overflow in the mchexpandwildcards function in osunix.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...

PT-2008-4835 · Vim +1 · Vim +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Vim versions 6.2 through 6.3 Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the mch expand wildcards function, which can be exploited by user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in...