CVE-2023-48232

Summary

CVE-2023-48232 affects the open source command line text editor, Vim. A floating point exception may occur when calculating line offsets for overlong lines with smooth scrolling enabled and certain 'cpo-settings,' including the 'n' flag, present. This issue only impacts users with non-default settings and results in a crash, but no known workarounds exist. The vulnerability has been resolved in commit 'cb0b99f0,' which is available in Vim release version 9.0.2107. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade as soon as possible to mitigate the risk.

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