CVE-2005-2368 describes a critical vulnerability in Vim 6.3 prior to version 6.3.082, where enabling modelines allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This is achieved by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'glob' or 'expand' commands within a 'foldexpr' expression. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.011CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.3.011:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.025CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.3.025:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.030CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.3.030:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.044CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.3.044:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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