overflow in shift_line in vim
CVE-2023-48237

2.8LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Vim

Status
Vim
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 November 2023

What is CVE-2023-48237?

Vim is an open source command line text editor. In affected versions when shifting lines in operator pending mode and using a very large value, it may be possible to overflow the size of integer. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit 6bf131888 which has been included in version 9.0.2112. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

vim < 9.0.2112

References

https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-f2m2-...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6bf131888a3d1de62bbfa8a...
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1

CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.8
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2023-48237 : overflow in shift_line in vim