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.
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Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1364-1 | New vim packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1364-2 | New vim packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2007-2433 | 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. |
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USN-463-1 | vim vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:42:32.149Z
Reserved: 2007-05-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-2438

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-05-02T21:19:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-2438


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