vim: Use-after-free via crafted file
Published Jul 8, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.09%
Description
Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
vim
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
vim
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
vim
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | vim | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | vim | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | vim | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01088) | 64.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.09% (0.01088) | 63.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 48.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 48.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 46.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11109 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468492 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472869 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11109
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11109
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11109 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468492 | x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1472869 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11109 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11109 |
Change history (0)
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