DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2438
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438
Upstream
Published
2007-05-02T21:19:00Z
Modified
2025-11-14T04:01:30.287520Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.1-022+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438.json"

Debian:12 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.1-022+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438.json"

Debian:13 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.1-022+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438.json"

Debian:14 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:7.1-022+1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source

"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438.json"