CVE-2023-48233

Published: 16 November 2023

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.

Notes

Author	Note
	Priority reason: Requires user interaction

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

4.3

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
vim Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Released (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	focal	Released (2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21)
	jammy	Released (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15)
	lunar	Released (2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3)
	mantic	Released (2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2)
	trusty	Released (2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.3
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	Low
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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