Bug 2250271 (CVE-2023-48234)

Summary: CVE-2023-48234 vim: overflow in nv_z_get_count
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: TEJ RATHI <trathi>
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Fixed In Version: vim 9.0.2109 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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A flaw was found in Vim, an open source command line text editor. When getting the count for a normal mode z command, it may overflow if large counts are given. The impact is low because user interaction is required and a crash may not happen in all situations.
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Bug Depends On: 2250278    
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Description TEJ RATHI 2023-11-17 12:12:53 UTC 
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. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/58f9befca1fa172068effad7f2ea5a9d6a7b0cca
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-59gw-c949-6phq
Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2023-11-17 12:13:24 UTC 
Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2250278]