CVE-2007-2438

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-2438
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-05-02 21:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Foresight Linux Foresight Linux 1.1 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tech.groups.yahoo.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
238259 – CVE-2007-2438 vim-7 modeline security issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
osvdb.org/36250 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1364-2 vim af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tech.groups.yahoo.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
[VIM] vim editor duplicates / clarifications af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.attrition.org
[VIM] OMG VIM VULN af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 attrition.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-463-1: vim vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Mandriva update for vim - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Vim Modelines "feedkeys()" Shell Command Execution - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for vim - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Vim Feedkeys and Writefile Functions Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Vim Sandbox Functions Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Commands af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tech.groups.yahoo.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Red Hat update for vim - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
'Re: feedkeys() allowed in sandbox' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Exploit
tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tech.groups.yahoo.com
news : vim online af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vim.org
Debian update for vim - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'feedkeys() allowed in sandbox' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Trustix Updates for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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