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CVE-2007-2438

The sandbox for vim allows dangerous functions such as (1) writefile, (2) feedkeys, and (3) system, which might allow user-assisted attacker

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Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 25

secunia.com

marc.info

securitytracker.com

ubuntu.com

vupen.com

trustix.org

novell.com

tech.groups.yahoo.com

redhat.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

debian.org

attrition.org

vim.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

securityfocus.com