vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-11319: vim-syntastic -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 20, 2018 | Aug 4, 2018 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 20, 2018
Added
Aug 4, 2018
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Syntastic (aka vim-syntastic) through 3.9.0 does not properly handle searches for configuration files (it searches the current directory up to potentially the root). This improper handling might be exploited for arbitrary code execution via a malicious gcc plugin, if an attacker has write access to a directory that is a parent of the base directory of the project being checked. NOTE: exploitation is more difficult after 3.8.0 because filename prediction may be needed.
Solution
debian-upgrade-vim-syntastic
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