CVE-2023-48235
published 2023-11-16CVE-2023-48235: Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses one may unintentionally cause an overflow. Ironically this happens in the…
PriorityP418medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAL
EPSS
0.75%
51.1th percentile
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses one may unintentionally cause an
overflow. Ironically this happens in the existing overflow check, because the line number becomes negative and LONG_MAX - lnum will cause the overflow. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `060623e` which has been included in release version 9.0.2110. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | vim | < vim 2:9.0.2116-1 (forky) | vim 2:9.0.2116-1 (forky) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_vim_9.0.2112-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| vim | vim | < 9.0.2110 | 9.0.2110 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.2116-1 | 2:9.0.2116-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:9.0.2116-1 | 2:9.0.2116-1 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 | 2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 | 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 | 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 | 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22 |
| vim | vim | >= 0 < 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 | 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc4.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian2.8LOW
vendor_redhat2.8LOW
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Ubuntu
Vim vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-12-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-48706 [MEDIUM] Vim vulnerabilities
Title: Vim vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Vim.
It was discovered that Vim could be made to dereference invalid memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-1725)
It was discovered that Vim could be made to recurse infinitely. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1771)
It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds with a put
command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affec
Red Hat
vim: overflow in ex address parsing
vendor_redhat·2023-11-16·CVSS 2.8
CVE-2023-48235 [LOW] CWE-190 vim: overflow in ex address parsing
vim: overflow in ex address parsing
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses one may unintentionally cause an
overflow. Ironically this happens in the existing overflow check, because the line number becomes negative and LONG_MAX - lnum will cause the overflow. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `060623e` which has been included in release version 9.0.2110. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
A flaw as found in Vim, an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses, one may unintentionally cause an overflow. Ironically, this happens in the existing overflow check because the
Microsoft
overflow in ex address parsing in vim
vendor_msrc·2023-11-14·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-48235 [LOW] CWE-190 overflow in ex address parsing in vim
overflow in ex address parsing in vim
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
GitHub_M: GitHub_M
Customer Action Required: Yes
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://learn.microsoft.c
Debian
CVE-2023-48235: vim - Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex address...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 2.8
CVE-2023-48235 [LOW] CVE-2023-48235: vim - Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex address...
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses one may unintentionally cause an overflow. Ironically this happens in the existing overflow check, because the line number becomes negative and LONG_MAX - lnum will cause the overflow. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `060623e` which has been included in release version 9.0.2110. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.2116-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.2116-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:9.0.2116-1)
VulDB
vim up to 9.0.2109 Relative Ex Address Parser integer overflow (GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g)
vuldb·2026-06-24·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-48235 [MEDIUM] vim up to 9.0.2109 Relative Ex Address Parser integer overflow (GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g)
A vulnerability was found in vim up to 9.0.2109. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Relative Ex Address Parser. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-48235. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
OSV
vim vulnerabilities
osv·2023-12-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-1725 [MEDIUM] vim vulnerabilities
vim vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Vim could be made to dereference invalid memory. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-1725)
It was discovered that Vim could be made to recurse infinitely. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1771)
It was discovered that Vim could be made to write out of bounds with a put
command. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2022-1886)
It was discovered tha
OSV
CVE-2023-48235: Vim is an open source command line text editor
osv·2023-11-16·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2023-48235 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-48235: Vim is an open source command line text editor
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When parsing relative ex addresses one may unintentionally cause an overflow. Ironically this happens in the existing overflow check, because the line number becomes negative and LONG_MAX - lnum will cause the overflow. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `060623e` which has been included in release version 9.0.2110. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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