security flaw
Published Dec 22, 2004
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as (1) termcap, (2) printdevice, (3) titleold, (4) filetype, (5) syntax, (6) backupext, (7) keymap, (8) patchmode, or (9) langmenu.
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
- 6.2
- 6.3.011
- 6.3.025
- 6.3.030
- 6.3.044
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:010
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
vim-1:6.3.046-0.40E.4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:036
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:010 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | vim-1:6.3.046-0.40E.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:036 |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00410) | 32.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 27.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 25.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1138 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617374 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1138
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9571 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1138
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110313588125609&w=2 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKG | |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200412-10.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-010.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-1138 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617374 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18503 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-1138 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9571 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-1138 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.