Vulnerability in Vim

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 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.

EPSS: 0.028 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Vim — versions 1.0, 1.22, 3.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

References