CVE-2004-1138
EPSS 0.07%
Description
VIM before 6.3 and gVim before 6.3 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands via a file containing a crafted modeline that is executed when the file is viewed using options such as (1) termcap, (2) printdevice, (3) titleold, (4) filetype, (5) syntax, (6) backupext, (7) keymap, (8) patchmode, or (9) langmenu.
How to fix CVE-2004-1138
To remediate CVE-2004-1138, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/vim—upgrade to 1:6.3-046+0sarge1 or later
Is CVE-2004-1138 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:6.3-046+0sarge1