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    CVE-2023-48236

    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.

    Published:Nov 16, 2023
    Last Modified:Jun 23, 2026
    EPS:Nov 16, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00688
    CVSS Score:2.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Vim
    Product
    Vim

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
    https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968
    https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0002/
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
    https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968
    https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0002/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High