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CVE-2017-6350

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-6350 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in Vim versions prior to 8.0.0378. This flaw occurs during the deserialization of corrupted undo files, where improper validation of tree length values can lead to subsequent buffer overflows. The vulnerability is rated as Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 8.0.0377CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0339 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: vim
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: vim
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: vim

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-6350Low

vim: Integer overflow at an unserialize_uep memory allocation site

Feb 13, 2017

References

github.com / vim/vim/commit/0c8485f0e4931463c0f7986e1ea84a7d79f10c75
PatchThird Party Advisory
groups.google.com / forum
groups.google.com / forum
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201706-26
usn.ubuntu.com / 4309-1
securityfocus.com / bid/96448
securitytracker.com / id/1037949