security flaw
Published Sep 1, 2004
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
vim 6.0 and 6.1, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands using the libcall feature in modelines, which are not sandboxed but may be executed when vim is used to edit a malicious file, as demonstrated using mutt.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.0
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.3
- 5.4
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 5.7
- 5.8
- 6.0
- 6.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:302
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:297
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:297
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:297
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:297
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:297
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:297
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2002:302
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:302 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:297 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:297 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:297 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:297 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:297 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:297 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2002:302 |
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:L/AC:L/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 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 38.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00473) | 37.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 9, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (14)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000812 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-December/002948.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108077992208690&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/retrieve.pl?doc=fsalert/55700 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.guninski.com/vim1.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-297.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-302.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6384 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1377 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616898 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10835 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-1377
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-1377
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.