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.
EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Foresight_linux — versions 1.1
- Vim_development_group Vim — versions 7.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_TRUSTIX)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
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.