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Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting vim package, versions <2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.04% (84th percentile)
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NVD
9.8 critical
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Red Hat
2.5 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-VIM-314756
  • published 10 Feb 2017
  • disclosed 10 Feb 2017
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Introduced: 10 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-5953 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-190 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 vim to version 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.