CVE-2023-48236

Summary

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When using the z= command, the user may overflow the count with values larger than MAX_INT. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This vulnerability has been addressed in commit 73b2d379 which has been included in release version 9.0.2111. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-190: CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0002/

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: partial

References

• https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0002/

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