DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1377

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1377
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1377.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1377
Upstream
Published
2002-12-23T05:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:00:28Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.263-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1377.json"

Debian:13 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.263-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1377.json"

Debian:14 / vim

Package

Name
vim
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/vim?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.263-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2002-1377.json"