vim up to 9.0.2111 Operator Pending Mode integer overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in vim up to 9.0.2111. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Operator Pending Mode. Executing a manipulation can lead to integer overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-48237. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.2111 (Word Processing Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Operator Pending Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 11/17/2023 as GHSA-f2m2-v387-gv87. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-48237 since 11/13/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 238005 (NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : vim Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0081)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 9.0.2112 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6bf131888a3d1de62bbfa8a7ea03c0ddccfd496e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (238005). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Word Processing Software

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• vim

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• 9.0.2111

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/vim/vim/

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