CVE-2018-11319

NameCVE-2018-11319
DescriptionSyntastic (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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1444-1, DSA-4261-1
Debian Bugs894736

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
vim-syntastic (PTS)buster3.9.0-1fixed
bullseye3.10.0-2fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm3.10.0-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
vim-syntasticsourcejessie3.5.0-1+deb8u1DLA-1444-1
vim-syntasticsourcestretch3.7.0-1+deb9u2DSA-4261-1
vim-syntasticsource(unstable)3.9.0-1894736

Notes

https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic/issues/2170
https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic/commit/6d7c0b394e001233dd09ec473fbea2002c72632f

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