CVE-2001-0408 Information

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.

Reference

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98593106111968&w=2 http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-035.php3 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-008.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2510 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6259