CVE-2009-0316
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2009-0316 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2009-01-28 11:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Vim | Vim | 1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 1.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | 7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Vim | Vim | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Nabble - debian-bugs-rc - Bug#484305: bicyclerepair: bike.vim imports untrusted python files from cwd | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.nabble.com | |
| #493937 - bicyclerepair: bike.vim imports untrusted python files from cwd - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:047 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Vim 'PySys_SetArgv' Remote Command Execution Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Bug 481565 – CVE-2009-0316 vim: untrusted python modules search path | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| svn.pardus.org.tr/pardus/2008/applications/editors/vim/files/official/7.2.045 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | svn.pardus.org.tr | |
| oss-security - CVE request -- Python < 2.6 PySys_SetArgv issues (epiphany, csound, dia, eog, gedit, xchat, vim, nautilus-python, Gnumeric) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| #484305 - bicyclerepair: bike.vim imports untrusted python files from cwd - Debian Bug report logs | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.debian.org | |
| About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 753066 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for vim (SUSE-SU-2022:4619-1)