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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 are not sandboxed but may be executed when vim is used to edit a malicious file, as demonstrated using mutt.

    Published:Dec 12, 2002
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Sep 1, 2004
    EPSS Score:0.00077
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Vim Development Group
    Product
    Vim

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000812
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-December/002948.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108077992208690&w=2
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55700
    http://www.guninski.com/vim1.html
    http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:012
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-302.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6384
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10835
    http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000812
    http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-December/002948.html
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108077992208690&w=2
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55700
    http://www.guninski.com/vim1.html
    http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:012
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-302.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6384
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10835

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High