CVE-2023-48234

CVSS 3.1 Score 4.3 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Nov 16, 2023
Updated: Jan 25, 2024
CWE ID 190

Summary

CVE-2023-48234 is a vulnerability affecting the open source command line text editor, Vim. This issue arises when processing large counts for a normal mode z command, leading to an overflow condition. The impact is deemed low, requiring user interaction and not resulting in a consistent crash. The issue has been rectified in commit `58f9befca1`, which is part of Vim release version 9.0.2109. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to mitigate this vulnerability, as there are no known workarounds.

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