OS Command Injection Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.1.2136-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (17th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-VIM-570560
- published 28 May 2020
- disclosed 28 May 2020
Introduced: 28 May 2020
CVE-2019-20807 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
vim
to version 2:8.1.2136-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim
package and not the vim
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
In Vim before 8.1.0881, users can circumvent the rvim restricted mode and execute arbitrary OS commands via scripting interfaces (e.g., Python, Ruby, or Lua).
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-20807
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20807
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/24
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8c62a08faf89663e5633dc5036cd8695c80f1075
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.1.0881
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00018.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4582-1/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00003.html
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220812-0003/