| Name | CVE-2007-2438 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1364-1, DSA-1364-2 |
| Debian Bugs | 435401 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| vim (PTS) | buster | 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u6 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2 | fixed |
| trixie | 2:9.1.0016-1 | fixed |
| sid | 2:9.1.0377-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[sarge] - vim <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
Exploitable through modelines, needs to be used with care in any case