UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5953
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5953
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5953.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5953
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-02-10T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:08Z
- Severity
-
- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1
Affected versions
2:7.*
2:7.4.000-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-lesstif",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1"
}
],
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / vim
Package
- Name
- vim
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/vim@2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3
Affected versions
2:7.*
2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu2
2:7.4.826-1ubuntu3
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu1
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu4
2:7.4.963-1ubuntu5
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.2
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "vim",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-athena-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gnome-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gtk3-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-gui-common",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-nox-py2",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-runtime",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
},
{
"binary_name": "vim-tiny",
"binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}