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CVE-2001-0408

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Vim Development Group Vim: 5.7

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
• 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

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