Is CVE-2002-1377 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2002-1377 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2002-1377?

CVE-2002-1377 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2002-1377?

CVE-2002-1377 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1377?

Upgrade vim on debian 11 to 6.1.263-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2002-1377

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:6.1.263-1CVE-2002-1377

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references8

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.