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CVE-2018-11319

CVE-2018-11319 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

EPSS 2.74% · 85.1th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.74%
85.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSvim-syntastic3.6.0-1, 3.7.0-1, 3.6.0-2
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSvim-syntastic3.7.0-1, 3.8.0-1, 0

Timeline

  • May 20, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
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