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getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6...

High severity Unreviewed Published May 24, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 30, 2023

Package

No package listedSuggest a package

Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the :source! command in a modeline, as demonstrated by execute in Vim, and assert_fails or nvim_input in Neovim.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 5, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 24, 2022
Last updated Jan 30, 2023

Severity

High

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2019-12735

GHSA ID

GHSA-5x93-92vm-jw5m

Source code

No known source code

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