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 :
Jan. 25, 2024, 9:33 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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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.
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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
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.
0.16 }} 0.05%
score
0.53074
percentile