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)
Published May 20, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.86%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 3.9.0
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02860) | 86.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.74% (0.02743) | 84.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.70% (0.01696) | 80.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.77% (0.03765) | 79.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.70% (0.01696) | 81.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 74.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00400) | 73.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 73.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 20, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 70.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00574) | 75.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 77.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.81% (0.00807) | 79.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.26% (0.02260) | 81.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.20% (0.02199) | 58.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.18% (0.02177) | 50.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.18% (0.02177) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://bugs.debian.org/894736 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic/commit/6d7c0b394e001233dd09ec473fbea2002c72632f x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic/issues/2170 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00036.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4261 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/894736 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic/commit/6d7c0b394e001233dd09ec473fbea2002c72632f | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/vim-syntastic/syntastic/issues/2170 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00036.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4261 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory |
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