CVE-2007-2438
N/A
Published: May 2, 2007 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorVim· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Runs on — not affected
The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (30)
Mailing Listx_refsource_VIM
Source: [email protected]
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25024Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25159Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25182Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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