CVE-2001-0408 - vim (aka gvim) processes VIM control codes that are embedded in a file, which could allow attackers

CVE-2001-0408

Summary

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.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2
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://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	5.1 (as of 10-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	HIGH	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

redhat via4

advisories

rhsa

id	RHSA-2001:008

refmap via4

bid	2510
bugtraq	20010329 Immunix OS Security update for vim
caldera	CSSA-2001-014.0
mandrake	MDKSA-2001:035
suse	SuSE-SA:2001:12
xf	vim-elevate-privileges(6259)

Last major update

10-10-2017 - 01:29

Published

18-06-2001 - 04:00

Last modified

10-10-2017 - 01:29