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.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.0 (including) | 5.0 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.1 (including) | 5.1 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.2 (including) | 5.2 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.3 (including) | 5.3 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.4 (including) | 5.4 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.5 (including) | 5.5 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.6 (including) | 5.6 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.7 (including) | 5.7 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 5.8 (including) | 5.8 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 6.0 (including) | 6.0 (including) |
| Vim | Vim_development_group | 6.1 (including) | 6.1 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | RedHat | * | |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | RedHat | * |