CVE-2004-1138

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...

CVE-2004-1138

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...

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...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : vim (MDKSA-2003:012)

A vulnerability was discovered in vim by Georgi Guninski that allows arbitrary command execution using the libcall feature found in modelines. A patch to fix this problem was introduced in vim 6.1 patchlevel 265. This patch has been applied to the provided update packages. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

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...

CVE-2001-0409

vim aka gvim allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory...

Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2927/info Vim is an enhanced version of the popular text editor vi. A race condition vulnerability exists in the swap file mechanism used by the 'vim' program. The error occurs when a swap file name for a file being opened is symbolically linked to a...