CVE-2023-48237
Publication date 16 November 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
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.
Why is this CVE low priority?
Requires user interaction
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| vim | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed in 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
4.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6557-1
- Vim vulnerabilities
- 14 December 2023
Other references
- https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-f2m2-v387-gv87
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6bf131888a3d1de62bbfa8a7ea03c0ddccfd496e (v9.0.2112)
- https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/6bf131888a3d1de62bbfa8a7ea03c0ddccfd496e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48237