- 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
- secalert@redhat.com
- NVD status
- Modified
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.6
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 4.9
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
- Comment
- -
- Impact
- Successful exploitation requires that the "modelines" option is enabled and the user is tricked into opening a malicious file.
- Solution
- Successful exploitation requires that the "modelines" option is enabled and the user is tricked into opening a malicious file.
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