CVE-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 allocation site and a resultant buffer
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.83% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-02-10 06:51Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 15:18Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-02-10
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f4d418a4a6d550b2410a69c511149575f06d79ffba5f3b0613d531d12570daf4
05 Affected products
06 References
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201706-26https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26
- www.securityfocus.com96217http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217
- www.debian.orgDSA-3786http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786
- github.comhttps://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d
- groups.google.comhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHY
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4016-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4309-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- gvim Fixed in 8.0.0322-1
- vim Fixed in 8.0.0322-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.7-4
- vim Fixed in 2:8.0.0197-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.7-4
- vim Fixed in 2:8.0.0197-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- neovim Fixed in 0.1.7-4
- vim Fixed in 2:8.0.0197-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- vim Fixed in 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- vim Fixed in 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.