CVE-2001-0408 (GCVE-0-2001-0408)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-09-18 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:21
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Summary
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.
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CWE
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