ubuntu-cve-2019-12735
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2019-06-05 00:00
Modified
2025-09-08 16:45
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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      },
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        "0.2.0-3build2",
        "0.2.2-2",
        "0.2.2-3"
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12735",
  "modified": "2025-09-08T16:45:27Z",
  "published": "2019-06-05T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12735"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/numirias/security/blob/master/doc/2019-06-04_ace-vim-neovim.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4016-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4016-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4862-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12735"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
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    "USN-4016-2",
    "USN-4862-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-12735"
  ]
}



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