PT-2001-1624 · Vim · Vim

Published 2001-06-18 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0408

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions vim (aka gvim) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands when another user opens a file containing malicious VIM control codes, as vim processes these embedded codes.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0408

Affected Products

Vim

References · 8

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2510 · Vendor Advisory
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3 · Vendor Advisory
• http://novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0408 · Security Note
• http://calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt · Vendor Advisory
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259 · Note