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CVE-2005-2368

24
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0273 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.4
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: vim-1:6.3.046-0.40E.7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-2368Low

security flaw

Jul 25, 2005

References

lists.grok.org.uk / pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-July/035402.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11302
guninski.com / where_do_you_want_billg_to_go_today_5.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-745.html
securityfocus.com / bid/14374