CVE-2002-1377

N/A Unknown
Published: December 23, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
View on NVD

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 edit a malicious file, as demonstrated using mutt.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.guninski.com/vim1.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000812
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108077992208690&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55700
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.guninski.com/vim1.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-302.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6384
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10835
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

vim_development_group