CVE - CVE-2017-5953

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-5953	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9d CONFIRM:https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/t-3RSdEnrHY DEBIAN:DSA-3786 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786 GENTOO:GLSA-201706-26 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26 BID:96217 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20170210	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170210)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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