CVE-2023-48233 LOW

CVE-2023-48233: overflow with count for :s command in vim

Vendor Vim
Product vim
Weakness CWE-190
Published November 16, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025

CVSS base score

2.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 16, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated