CVE-2002-1377
vim 6.0 and 6.1, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands using the libcall feature in modelines, which are not sandboxed but may be executed when vim is used to
02 Description
vim 6.0 and 6.1, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands using the libcall feature in modelines, which are not sandboxed but may be executed when vim is used to
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2004-09-01 04:00Z22 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 03:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2002-12-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 808b0beba9c434e015defc991a0532708076dd4bbbfb673aabed1a75285b616c
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com6384http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6384
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:302http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-302.html
- www.guninski.comhttp://www.guninski.com/vim1.html
- lists.grok.org.uk20021213 Some vim problems, yet still vim much better than windowshttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-December/002948.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2002:297http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html
- sunsolve.sun.com55700http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55700
- distro.conectiva.com.brCLA-2004:812http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000812
- www.mandrakesoft.comMDKSA-2003:012http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:012
- marc.info20040331 OpenLinux: vim arbitrary commands execution through modelineshttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108077992208690&w=2
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvim-modeline-command-execution(10835)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10835
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vim Fixed in 6.1.263-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vim Fixed in 6.1.263-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vim Fixed in 6.1.263-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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