CVE-2007-2438
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2438
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2007-2438.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2007-2438
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:07:52.450077Z
- Published
- 2007-05-02T21:19:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:07:52.450077Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/25024
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25182
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25367
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26653
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:101
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599
- http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html
- http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/36250
- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178
- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627
- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645
- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018035
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
- http://www.vim.org/news/news.php
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876