Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code

Vim, gVim: Remote execution of arbitrary code Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Vim and gVim, the worst of which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. vim,gvim 2017-06-22 2017-06-22 609150 611386 remote 8.0.0386 8.0.0386 8.0.0386 8.0.0386

Vim is an efficient, highly configurable improved version of the classic ‘vi’ text editor. gVim is the GUI version of Vim.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Vim and gVim. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted spell file using Vim or gVim, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All Vim users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/vim-8.0.0386"

All gVim users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gvim-8.0.0386"

CVE-2017-5953 CVE-2017-6349 CVE-2017-6350 BlueKnight whissi