CVE-2018-11319 describes a path traversal vulnerability in Syntastic (vim-syntastic) up to version 3.9.0, affecting Debian Linux and Syntastic projects. The flaw allows for arbitrary code execution through a malicious gcc plugin if an attacker has write access to a parent directory of the project being checked. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, the attack requires low privileges but has high complexity due to potential filename prediction needs in later versions. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:syntastic_project:syntastic:*:*:*:*:*:vim:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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