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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…

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.6
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.5%
percentile 41%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.47% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/6384 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-302.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • guninski.com /vim1.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.grok.org.uk /pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-December/002948.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • redhat.com /support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • sunsolve.sun.com /pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55700 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUNALERT, x_transferred
  • distro.conectiva.com.br /atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000812 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CONECTIVA, x_transferred
  • mandrakesoft.com /security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:012 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRAKE, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=108077992208690&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/10835 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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