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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-822-1 vim security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3786-1 vim security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-15023 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4016-1 Vim vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4309-1 Vim vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:18:49.173Z

Reserved: 2017-02-10T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5953

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-10T07:59:00.263

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-5953

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-02-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5953 - Bugzilla

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