Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting vim package, versions <2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-VIM-6069091
  • published15 Dec 2023
  • disclosed16 Nov 2023

Introduced: 16 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-48234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 vim to version 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vim package and not the vim package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vim is an open source command line text editor. When getting the count for a normal mode z command, it may overflow for large counts given. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit 58f9befca1 which has been included in release version 9.0.2109. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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