security flaw
Published Sep 18, 2001
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.67%
Description
vim (aka gvim) processes VIM control codes that are embedded in a file, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands when another user opens a file containing malicious VIM control codes.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.7
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:008
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:008
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:008
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:008 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:008 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:008 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01667) | 75.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.67% (0.01667) | 73.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.70% (0.00696) | 70.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 73.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 71.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 19, 2023 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 69.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00485) | 72.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0408 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616585 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0408
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0408
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0408 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616585 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0408 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0408 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.