UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11319

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-11319
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11319.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11319
Related
Published
2018-05-20T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:37Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / vim-syntastic

Package

Name
vim-syntastic
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim-syntastic@3.7.0-1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.7.0-1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.0-1
3.6.0-2
3.7.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.7.0-1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "vim-syntastic"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / vim-syntastic

Package

Name
vim-syntastic
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim-syntastic@3.8.0-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.7.0-1
3.8.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / vim-syntastic

Package

Name
vim-syntastic
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim-syntastic@3.9.0-1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.9.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.9.0-1",
            "binary_name": "vim-syntastic"
        }
    ]
}