CVE-2017-5953
Public on 2017-02-10
Modified on 2017-03-29
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 overflow.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | vim | 2017-03-29 | ALAS-2017-809 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 2.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |