4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-48235
Vim Negative Relative Address Overflow
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:31 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-48235 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Vim vim
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-48235.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 Mailing List
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/060623e4a3bc72b011e7cd92bedb3bfb64e06200 Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0007/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 Mailing List
https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/060623e4a3bc72b011e7cd92bedb3bfb64e06200 Patch
https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0007/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-48235 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-48235 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1
    Added Reference https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/060623e4a3bc72b011e7cd92bedb3bfb64e06200
    Added Reference https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0007/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0007/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0007/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0007/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/060623e4a3bc72b011e7cd92bedb3bfb64e06200 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/060623e4a3bc72b011e7cd92bedb3bfb64e06200 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g No Types Assigned https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vim:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.0.2110
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-6g74-hr6q-pr8g [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/060623e4a3bc72b011e7cd92bedb3bfb64e06200 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-190
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-48235 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-48235 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.43 }} 0.07%

score

0.74163

percentile

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