CVE-2007-2438
Vim Sandbox Buffer Overflow Heater
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 2, 2007, 9:19 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2007-2438
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected Vim packages.
- If updates are unavailable, consult vendor documentation for alternative configuration options.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2007-2438 has a 4 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2007-2438.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-2438 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-2438
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Vim IDE 配置
Vim Script
📚 Encyclopedia
PHP
None
None
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2007-2438 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2007-2438 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-May/001614.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117762581821298&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=vim-dev&m=117778983714029&w=2 Added Reference http://osvdb.org/36250 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25024 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25159 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25182 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25255 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25367 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/25432 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26653 Added Reference http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimannounce/message/178 Added Reference http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627 Added Reference http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46645 Added Reference http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46658 Added Reference http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:101 Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0346.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23725 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018035 Added Reference http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/ Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1 Added Reference http://www.vim.org/news/news.php Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=238259 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012 Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467202/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9876 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9876 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/34012 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34012 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 03, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.6
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.04 }} 0.36%
score
0.86010
percentile