Vim
CVE-2023-48234
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
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.
AnalysisAI
Vim is an open source command line text editor. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Integer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. 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. Affected products include: Vim, Fedoraproject Fedora. Version information: version 9.0.2109..
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.0765. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vuln
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4440. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this
{expr} payload embedded in a modeline to be evaluated even when the protective 'modelineexpr' setting is off (the defaul
getchar.c in Vim before 8.1.1365 and Neovim before 0.3.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via th
vim is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploita
Out-of-bounds Write in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1847. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability i
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1873. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerab
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1846. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vuln
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1840. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no
Use After Free in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1857. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is no
Untrusted Search Path in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1833. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability
Integer Overflow or Wraparound in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 9.0.1532. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vuln
Same weakness CWE-190 – Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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