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CVE-2017-6349

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
neovimDebian
Fixed in:0.1.7-4CVE-2017-6349
Fixed in:0.1.7-4CVE-2017-6349
Fixed in:0.1.7-4CVE-2017-6349
Fixed in:0.1.7-4CVE-2017-6349
vimUbuntu
Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3USN-4309-1
vim-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3USN-4309-1
vim-gui-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3USN-4309-1
vim-runtimeUbuntu
Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.4USN-4309-1
Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3USN-4309-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days
84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-16040Medium6.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11477High7.599%-Fix
CVE-2023-44443High7.894%-Fix
CVE-2014-0569High9.390%--
CVE-2017-3599High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2023-21716Critical9.882%-Fix
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