OS Command Injection Affecting vim-filesystem package, versions <2:8.0.1763-15.el8
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (17th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-VIMFILESYSTEM-1450007
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 8 Feb 2020
Introduced: 8 Feb 2020
CVE-2019-20807 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 vim-filesystem to version 2:8.0.1763-15.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4453.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim-filesystem package and not the vim-filesystem package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20807
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jul/24
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8c62a08faf89663e5633dc5036cd8695c80f1075
- https://github.com/vim/vim/releases/tag/v8.1.0881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4453
- 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/