CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5953

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Buffer overflow may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, posing a serious threat to the integrity of the system and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Vim to a version after 8.0.0322 to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS