Is CVE-2023-48235 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-48235 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-48235?

CVE-2023-48235 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.8 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-48235?

CVE-2023-48235 has an EPSS score of 0.75% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48235?

Upgrade vim on debian 13 to 2:9.0.2116-1 or later. Fixes are available for 9 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-48235

LOW

2.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

vimDebian

Fixed in:2:9.0.2116-1CVE-2023-48235

vimUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-athenaUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-gtkUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

vim-gtk3Ubuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-noxUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

vim-tinyUbuntu

Fixed in:2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1+esm15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.5+esm22USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

xxdUbuntu

Fixed in:2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.13+esm7USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.1.2269-1ubuntu5.21USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.15USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1000-4ubuntu3.3USN-6557-1

Fixed in:2:9.0.1672-1ubuntu2.2USN-6557-1

VimWindows application

Affected:9.0.2110Fixed in:9.0.2110Bram Moolenaar et al.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory4

Mailing List1

openwall.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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