vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-6350: Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Feb 27, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Feb 27, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
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.
Solutions
gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-gvimgentoo-linux-upgrade-app-editors-vim
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