CVE catalog
CVE-2007-2438
vim: CVE-2007-2438
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.22% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vim | sid | 2:9.2.0858-1 | fixed |
| Debian | vim | forky | 2:9.2.0858-1 | fixed |
| Debian | vim | trixie | 2:9.1.1230-2 | fixed |
| Debian | vim | bookworm | 2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Opensuse | vim | tumbleweed | 8.2.3408-1.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vim | source | sid | 1:7.1-022+1 | low | Not reported | [435401] |
| Debian | vim | source | forky | 1:7.1-022+1 | low | Not reported | [435401] |
| Debian | vim | source | trixie | 1:7.1-022+1 | low | Not reported | [435401] |
| Debian | vim | source | bookworm | 1:7.1-022+1 | low | Not reported | [435401] |
| Opensuse | vim | rpm | tumbleweed | 8.2.3408-1.2 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [gvim]Unknown
Source package: [vim]
Details (1)
9.2.0901-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
8.2.3408-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · vim · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [vim-data]Unknown
Source package: [vim]
Details (1)
9.2.0901-1.1· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
8.2.3408-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · vim · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [vim-data-common]Unknown
Source package: [vim]
Details (1)
9.2.0901-1.1· noarch · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
8.2.3408-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · vim · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [vim-small]Unknown
Source package: [vim]
Details (1)
9.2.0901-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
8.2.3408-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · vim · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [xxd]Unknown
Source package: [vim]
Details (1)
9.2.0901-1.1· x86_64 · tumbleweedUnknown · Fixed:
8.2.3408-1.2Version impact unknown
dsa · vim · opensuse · tumbleweed
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [vim]Fixed
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-athena]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-doc]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-gtk3]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-gui-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-motif]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-nox]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-runtime]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [vim-tiny]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
- [xxd]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
2:9.0.1378-2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [vim]Fixed
Details (2)
2:9.1.1230-2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
2:9.1.1230-2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
- [vim-athena]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.1.1230-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
2:9.1.1230-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
- [vim-common]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.1.1230-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
2:9.1.1230-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
- [vim-doc]Fixed
Source package: [vim]
Details (2)
2:9.1.1230-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
2:9.1.1230-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:7.1-022+1dsa · vim · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0346]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_11497-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2438]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1364-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-1364-2]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-2438]
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