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Critical
CVE-2017-6349
An integer overflow at a u_read_undo memory allocation site would...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037949
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3eb1637b1bba19519885dd6d377bd5596e91d22c
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96451
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/
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Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
February 27th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.