Low severity2.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2023· Updated Jun 23, 2026
CVE-2023-48233
CVE-2023-48233
Description
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.
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Affected products
27- osv-coords25 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/vim&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.3pkg:rpm/suse/vim&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.3
< 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1+ 24 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150500.20.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-17.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-17.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.1.0111-150000.5.60.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78nvdPatch
- github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vjnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0003/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1nvdMailing List
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