9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-6350
Vim Integer Overflow BufferOverflow Vulnerability
Description

An integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site would occur for vim before patch 8.0.0378, 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. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-6350 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6350 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vim vim

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Updated: 1 year, 8 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-6350 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-6350 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.

  • 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/L_dOHOOiQ5Q [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/L_dOHOOiQ5Q
  • 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/QPZc0CY9j3Y [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/vim_dev/L_dOHOOiQ5Q [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/L_dOHOOiQ5Q [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/96448 [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/L_dOHOOiQ5Q [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
    Removed Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/QPZc0CY9j3Y [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/L_dOHOOiQ5Q [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://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/L_dOHOOiQ5Q No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/vim_dev/L_dOHOOiQ5Q 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://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0c8485f0e4931463c0f7986e1ea84a7d79f10c75 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0c8485f0e4931463c0f7986e1ea84a7d79f10c75 Third Party Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:8.0.0377:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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