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CVE-2023-48233
LOW · CVSS 2.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2023-11-16T23:15:08.997 · Last modified 2026-06-23T18:17:34.663

Summary

Vim is an open source command line text editor. If the count after the :s command is larger than what fits into a (signed) long variable, abort with e_value_too_large. Impact is low, user interaction is required and a crash may not even happen in all situations. This issue has been addressed in commit `ac6378773` which has been included in release version 9.0.2108. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products

vim — vim

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References

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