UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5953

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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.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5953
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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
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+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 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm1",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}

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
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3

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 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.3",
            "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"
        }
    ]
}