CVE-2017-6350

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: February 27, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

An integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0378, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96448

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037949

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0c8485f0e4931463c0f7986e1ea84a7d79f10c75

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/L_dOHOOiQ5Q

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96448