VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2007-2438
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.
HIGH 7.6EPSS 3.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.22% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vim development group/vim
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html
- http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2Exploit
- http://osvdb.org/36250
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25024Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25159Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25182Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25367
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26653
- 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.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.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.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1
- http://www.vim.org/news/news.php
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.