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CVE-2017-5953

Published: 10 February 2017

vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when handling a spell file, which may result in an integer overflow at a memory allocation site and a resultant buffer overflow.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
neovim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-3)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-3)
disco Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-3)
eoan Not vulnerable
(0.2.2-3)
precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (0.1.7-4)
xenial Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d

vim
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.0197-4ubuntu5)
bionic Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1)
disco Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(2:8.0.1144-1ubuntu1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (2:8.0.0197-2)
xenial
Released (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:

upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H