vim up to 9.0.2110 integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.2110. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-48236. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vim up to 9.0.2110 (Word Processing Software). This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When using the z= command, the user may overflow the count with values larger than MAX_INT. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This vulnerability has been addressed in commit `73b2d379` which has been included in release version 9.0.2111. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The weakness was presented 11/17/2023 as GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-48236 since 11/13/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.0.2111 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: vim 9.0.2111
Patch: 73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968

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11/13/2023 🔍
11/17/2023 +4 days 🔍
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06/24/2026 +949 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-48236 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-48236
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245693

Entryinfo

Created: 11/17/2023 07:18
Updated: 06/24/2026 00:29
Changes: 11/17/2023 07:18 (51), 12/14/2023 07:19 (11), 06/24/2026 00:29 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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