CVE-2007-2438

Published: May 2, 2007Modified: Apr 23, 2026

7.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Vim Development Group: Vim

Vim Development Group

1 product

Vim

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Vim Development Group Vim	Version 7.0

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Foresight Linux Foresight Linux	Version 1.1

References (60)

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:101

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018035

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://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html