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CVE-2001-0408

Published

22 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

Medium

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.1/10
Exploit Score: 4.9/10
Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: High
Authentication Required: None
Impact Score: 6.4/10
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial

Products Affected

CPE	Affected	Vulnerable	Excluding	Edit
cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:::::::*	Yes	-	-

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259