CVE-2002-1377

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
ProductVim
PublishedDec 23, 2002
First seenDec 23, 2002

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vim_development_group vim5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 6.0, 6.1—

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