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CVE-2017-5953
Published: Feb 10, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201706-26
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
96217
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
DSA-3786
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHY
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-4016-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-4309-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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