{"id":"CVE-2023-48233","title":"Vim is an open source command line text editor","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 …","severity":"low","cvss":2.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-190"],"vendor":"vim","product":"vim","affected":["vim < 9.0.2108","fedora = 37","fedora = 38","fedora = 39"],"patched":["vim 9.0.2108"],"published":"2023-11-16","updated":"2026-06-23","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48233","references":[{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vj","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0003/","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/ac63787734fda2e294e477af52b3bd601517fa78","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-3xx4-hcq6-r2vj","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4UJAK2W5S7G75ETDAEM3BDUCVSXCEGRD/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M3VQF7CL3V6FGSEW37WNDFBRRILR65AK/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VNRNYLWXZOGTYWE5HMFNQ5FVE3HBUHF6/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0003/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00755,"epssPercentile":0.5317,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-29T13:24:33.929Z","slug":"CVE-2023-48233","body":"## Overview\n\nVim 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `vim < 9.0.2108`\n- `fedora = 37`\n- `fedora = 38`\n- `fedora = 39`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `vim 9.0.2108`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":16,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":15.4,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}