CVE-2002-1377

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.

Published: 2002-12-23 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2002-1377 is rated Low Risk (31.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.47%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2002-1377

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.47% +0.40%
2 2023-03-07 1.28% 0.07% -1.21%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.28% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2002-1377

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2002-1377

OS Trackers for CVE-2002-1377

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2002-1377 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vim), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2002-1377
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-1377

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2002-1377

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vim_development_group vim 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.4 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 5.8 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vim_development_group vim 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2002-1377

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