Bug 2250273 (CVE-2023-48236)

Summary: CVE-2023-48236 vim: overflow in get_number
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: TEJ RATHI <trathi>
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Fixed In Version: vim 9.0.2111 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 using the z= command, the user may overflow the count with values larger than MAX_INT. 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: 2250280    
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Description TEJ RATHI 2023-11-17 12:12:58 UTC 
Vim is an open source command line text editor. When using the z= command, the user may overflow the count with values larger than MAX_INT. 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/73b2d3790cad5694fc0ed0db2926e4220c48d968
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-pr4c-932v-8hx5
Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2023-11-17 12:13:29 UTC 
Created vim tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2250280]