CVE-2018-11319

Published May 20, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1444-1 vim-syntastic security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4261-1 vim-syntastic security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-3357 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:01 AM
Reserved
May 20, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 20, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:35 AM