CVE-2017-6349
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0377, if it does not properly validate values for tree length when reading a corrupted undo file, which may lead to resultant buffer overflows.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-2407vim: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2017-02-27csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in vim ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (17)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3eb1637b1bba19519885dd6d377bd5596e91d22cPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.1037/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.0019cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96451enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037949enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3eb1637b1bba19519885dd6d377bd5596e91d22cenisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNAenisa_euvd
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Yenisa_euvd
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