CVE-2007-2438

vim-7 modeline security issue

Severity Score

7.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El sandbox para el vim permite funciones peligrosas como (1) writefile, (2) feedkeys, y (3) system, lo que permite a atacantes con la intervención del usuario la ejecución de comandos shell y escribir ficheros a través de modelines.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 7.6

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-05-01 CVE Reserved
2007-05-02 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2024-11-11 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (32)

URL	Tag	Source
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html	Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2	Mailing List
http://osvdb.org/36250	Vdb Entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25367	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26653	Third Party Advisory
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178	Mailing List
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627	X_refsource_misc
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645	X_refsource_confirm
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658	X_refsource_misc
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018035	Vdb Entry
http://www.vim.org/news/news.php	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/25024	2018-10-16
http://secunia.com/advisories/25159	2018-10-16
http://secunia.com/advisories/25182	2018-10-16
http://secunia.com/advisories/25255	2018-10-16
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364	2018-10-16
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:101	2018-10-16
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html	2018-10-16
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html	2018-10-16
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017	2018-10-16
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1	2018-10-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2438	2007-05-09
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=238734	2007-05-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vim Development Group Search vendor "Vim Development Group"	Vim Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim"	7.0 Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" and version "7.0"	-	Affected	in	Foresight Linux Search vendor "Foresight Linux"	Foresight Linux Search vendor "Foresight Linux" for product "Foresight Linux"	1.1 Search vendor "Foresight Linux" for product "Foresight Linux" and version "1.1"	-	Safe