CVE-2004-1138

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    CVE-2004-1138

    Published: 10 Jan 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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, (2) printdevice, (3) titleold, (4) filetype, (5) syntax, (6) backupext, (7) keymap, (8) patchmode, or (9) langmenu.

    References: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml, https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9571

    Affected packages

    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
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