CVE-2023-48237

Low

Description

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.8
Exploit probability—
ProductVim
PublishedNov 16, 2023
First seenNov 16, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • vim vim9.0.2112 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vim vimv < 9.0.21129.0.2112
fedoraproject fedora37, 38, 39—

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