Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 10, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5953

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

Vim/Vim
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=8.0.0055

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

github.com/vim/vim/commit/399c297aa93afe2c0a39e2a1b3f972aebba44c9dnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3786nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96217nvd
groups.google.com/forum/nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/4016-1/nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/nvd

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