CVE-2017-5953
published 2017-02-10CVE-2017-5953: 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…
PriorityP344critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.83%
85.1th percentile
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.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | neovim | < neovim 0.1.7-4 (bookworm) | neovim 0.1.7-4 (bookworm) |
| debian | vim | < neovim 0.1.7-4 (bookworm) | neovim 0.1.7-4 (bookworm) |
| vim | vim | <= 8.0.0055 | — |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.0197-2 | 2:8.0.0197-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.0197-2 | 2:8.0.0197-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.0197-2 | 2:8.0.0197-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.0197-2 | 2:8.0.0197-2 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-03-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-11109 [HIGH] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain sources.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (CVE-2017-11109)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.06 LTS. (CVE-2018-20786)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
c
Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-06-11·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-12735)
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
vendor_redhat·2017-02-08·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] CWE-190 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
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.
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: vim (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-5953: neovim - vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-5953: neovim - vim before patch 8.0.0322 does not properly validate values for tree length when...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.1.7-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.1.7-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.1.7-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.1.7-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.1.7-4)
GHSA
GHSA-j83f-g7mr-qg5h: vim before patch 8
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] CWE-190 GHSA-j83f-g7mr-qg5h: vim before patch 8
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.
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2020-03-23·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-11109 [HIGH] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain sources.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM, Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (CVE-2017-11109)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.06 LTS. (CVE-2018-20786)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2019-06-11·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-5953)
It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-12735)
OSV
CVE-2017-5953: vim before patch 8
osv·2017-02-10·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-5953: vim before patch 8
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
bugzilla·2017-02-13·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
It was found that vim 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.
Upstream bug:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHY
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d
Discussion:
Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1421652]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-02-13·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-5953 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mult
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9dhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9dhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
2017-02-10
Published