Is CVE-2004-1138 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2004-1138 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2004-1138?

CVE-2004-1138 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2004-1138?

CVE-2004-1138 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1138?

Upgrade vim on debian 11 to 1:6.3-046+0sarge1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2004-1138

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v2

NVD

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

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:1:6.3-046+0sarge1CVE-2004-1138

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

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gentoo.org

Other references6

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