CVE-2004-1138
VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as (1) termcap,
02 Description
VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as (1) termcap,
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
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.9% 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
- Low. 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
- 2004-12-22 05:00Z21 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 00:39Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2004-12-06
- 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
- 6db4fe64eaaf7e043102ab8c49bbed94350ba83f6652957e3cc2726c612752ec
05 Affected products
06 References
- marc.infoOpenPKG-SA-2004.052http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2
- www.gentoo.orgGLSA-200412-10http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comvim-modeline-gain-privileges(18503)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503
- bugzilla.fedora.usFLSA:2343https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:036http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2005:010http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9571https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9571
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- vim Fixed in 1:6.3-046+0sarge1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- vim Fixed in 1:6.3-046+0sarge1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- vim Fixed in 1:6.3-046+0sarge1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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