CVE-2009-0316

published 2009-01-28

CVE-2009-0316: Untrusted search path vulnerability in src/if_python.c in the Python interface in Vim before 7.2.045 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan…

Priority P4 25 medium 6.9 CVSS 2.0

AV L AC M Au N C C I C A C

Untrusted search path vulnerability in src/if_python.c in the Python interface in Vim before 7.2.045 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983), as demonstrated by an erroneous search path for plugin/bike.vim in bicyclerepair.

Affected

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Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	vim	< vim 2:7.2.025-2 (bookworm)	vim 2:7.2.025-2 (bookworm)
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vim	vim	>= 0 < 2:7.2.025-2	2:7.2.025-2
vim	vim	>= 0 < 2:7.2.025-2	2:7.2.025-2
vim	vim	>= 0 < 2:7.2.025-2	2:7.2.025-2

CVSS provenance

nvd v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

osv 6.9 MEDIUM

vendor_debian 6.9 LOW

vendor_redhat 6.9 MEDIUM

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