Vulnerability in Foresight Linux
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.032 (87.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.032 · newest: 0.032 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Foresight Linux — versions 1.1
- Vim Development Group — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/25024 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/25159 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-463-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1599 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/25182 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html (vendor-advisory)
- tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/vimdev/message/46627
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2438?
- CVE-2007-2438 is a vulnerability in Foresight Linux. Published 2007-05-02.
- Is CVE-2007-2438 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.