CVE-2002-1377 describes a vulnerability in Vim versions 6.0 and 6.1, and potentially others, where arbitrary commands can be executed via the libcall feature within modelines. This flaw allows an attacker to execute malicious code if a user opens a specially crafted file, as demonstrated with mutt. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access required and low attack complexity, leading to potential partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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