>> Vim Modelines "feedkeys()" and "writefile()" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Title : Vim Modelines "feedkeys()" and "writefile()" Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1599 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2438
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-05-01
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Vim, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error within the "modelines" feature when processing files containing specially crafted data including calls to "feedkeys()" and "writefile()", which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user executing a vulnerable application.
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