vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file
Published Feb 10, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.83%
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.
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/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
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Percentile over time
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Table of values (14 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02834) | 86.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.83% (0.02834) | 84.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 28, 2026 | 0.49% (0.00486) | 65.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 84.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 83.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 81.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 33.50th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 73.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5953 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421613 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHY x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5953
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5953
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5953 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421613 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHY | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5953 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5953 |
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