CVE-2023-48237

Summary

CVE-2023-48237 affects versions of Vim, the open-source command line text editor. In certain instances when shifting lines in operator pending mode with a very large value, an integer overflow can occur, leading to potential crashes. The impact is considered low, as user interaction is required for exploitation, and not all crashes may occur. The issue has been resolved in commit `6bf131888`, which is now included in version 9.0.2112. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to mitigate this vulnerability, as there are no known workarounds.

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