CVE catalog
CVE-2018-11319
vim-syntastic: CVE-2018-11319
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.86% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vim-syntastic | sid | 3.10.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | vim-syntastic | forky | 3.10.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | vim-syntastic | trixie | 3.10.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | vim-syntastic | bookworm | 3.10.0-3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | 16.04 | 3.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | 16.04 | 3.6.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | 16.04 | 3.7.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | 16.04 | 3.7.0-1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | 18.04 | 3.7.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | 18.04 | 3.8.0-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | vim-syntastic | source | sid | 3.9.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [894736] |
| Debian | vim-syntastic | source | forky | 3.9.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [894736] |
| Debian | vim-syntastic | source | trixie | 3.9.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [894736] |
| Debian | vim-syntastic | source | bookworm | 3.9.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [894736] |
| Ubuntu | vim-syntastic | deb | 16.04 | 3.7.0-1+deb9u2build0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11319 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [vim-syntastic]Fixed
Details (2)
3.10.0-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.9.0-1dsa · vim-syntastic · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim-syntastic · debian · 12
3.10.0-3· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.9.0-1dsa · vim-syntastic · debian · bookworm; dsa · vim-syntastic · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [vim-syntastic]Fixed
Details (2)
3.10.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.9.0-1dsa · vim-syntastic · debian · 13
3.10.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.9.0-1dsa · vim-syntastic · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-11319]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1444-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4261-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-11319]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-11319]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-11319.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]