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CVE-2002-1377

vim 6.0 and 6.1, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands using the libcall feature i

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00077
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4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD23 Dec 2002 · 05:00 AM

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rhsaRHSA-2002:297Important
rhsaRHSA-2002:302Important
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