CVE-2017-6349
Vim Read-After-Write Buffer Overflows
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2017, 7:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2017-6349 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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CVE-2017-6349 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y Removed Reference MITRE https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037949 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-26 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96451 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y [Patch, Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA [Patch, Third Party Advisory] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3eb1637b1bba19519885dd6d377bd5596e91d22c No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/3eb1637b1bba19519885dd6d377bd5596e91d22c Third Party Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y Third Party Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/LAgsTcdSfNA Third Party Advisory, Patch Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:8.0.0376:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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0.94 }} 0.00%
score
0.80671
percentile