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CVE-2023-48233: overflow with count for :s command in vim
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2023-11-16 · updated 2026-06-23
- Weakness: CWE-190
Description
Vim is an open source command line text editor. If the count after the :s command is larger than what fits into a (signed) long variable, abort with e_value_too_large. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `ac6378773` which has been included in release version 9.0.2108. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora: 37, 38, 39
- vim/vim: before 9.0.2108 — fixed in 9.0.2108
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: vim/vim 9.0.2108. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vj
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
- 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0003/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vj
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
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