Use After Free in Vim
CVE-2017-11109
Vim 8.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted source (aka -S) file. NOTE: there might be a limited number of scenarios in which this has security relevance.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Vim — versions 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00003.html (mailing-list)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4309-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11109?
- CVE-2017-11109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vim, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11109?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-11109 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.