CVE-2007-2438

N/A Unknown
Published: May 02, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The sandbox for vim allows dangerous functions such as (1) writefile, (2) feedkeys, and (3) system, which might allow user-assisted attackers to execute shell commands and write files via modelines.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/36250
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25024
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25159
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25182
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25367
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26653
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vim.org/news/news.php
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://osvdb.org/36250
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25024
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25159
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25367
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26653
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:101
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018035
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vim.org/news/news.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

60 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.5%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

foresight_linux vim_development_group