CVE-2007-2438

Public Exploit

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.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.68% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/25024	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25159	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2	mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018035	vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25182	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/	vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html	vendor advisory
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2	mailing list exploit
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html	vendor advisory
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364	vendor advisory
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645
http://secunia.com/advisories/26653	third party advisory
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html	mailing list
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html	mailing list
http://www.vim.org/news/news.php
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:101	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25367	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/36250	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2438?: CVE-2007-2438 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2438?: To fix CVE-2007-2438, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-2438 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2438 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.