CVE-2023-48234

MEDIUM EPSS 50.3%
Published Nov 16, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 23, 20261w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 16, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 23, 2026 1w ago

Description

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When getting the count for a normal mode z command, it may overflow for large counts given. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `58f9befca1` which has been included in release version 9.0.2109. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
4.3
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability Low

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
50.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound Numeric Error

Affected Products 4

VendorProductVersionRange
vimvim* <9.0.2109
fedoraprojectfedora37any
fedoraprojectfedora38any
fedoraprojectfedora39any

References 7

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
    Mailing List
  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58f9befca1fa172068effad7f2ea5a9d6a7b0cca
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-59gw-c949-6phq
    Vendor Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0004/
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58f9befca1fa172068effad7f2ea5a9d6a7b0cca
    Patch