CVE-2001-0408 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (vim (aka gvim) processes VIM control codes that are embedded)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0408 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 5.1 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-06-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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