CVE-2023-48232

low-risk

Published 2023-11-16

Vim is an open source command line text editor. A floating point exception may occur when calculating the line offset for overlong lines and smooth scrolling is enabled and the cpo-settings include the 'n' flag. This may happen when a window border is present and when the wrapped line continues on the next physical line directly in the window border because the 'cpo' setting includes the 'n' flag. Only users with non-default settings are affected and the exception should only result in a crash. This issue has been addressed in commit `cb0b99f0` which has been included in release version 9.0.2107. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

0.08% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 3.9/10 Low

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Vim

Fedora

Affected Vendors

Fedoraproject Vim

References (14)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1

Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cb0b99f0672d8446585d26e998343dceca17d1ce

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-f6cx-x634-hqpw

Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0006/

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/16/1

Patch https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/cb0b99f0672d8446585d26e998343dceca17d1ce

Vendor Advisory https://github.com/vim/vim/security/advisories/GHSA-f6cx-x634-hqpw

Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231227-0006/

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low-risk

Severity 14/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 10/34 · Low