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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade vim | Mar 21, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade vim-X11Upgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade xxd | Dec 5, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade vim | Jan 9, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade xxdUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade xxd-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-enhanced-debuginfoUpgrade vim-default-editorUpgrade vim-debuginfoUpgrade vim-minimal-debuginfoUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-debugsourceUpgrade vim-enhanced | Feb 17, 2025 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade vimNo solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024408 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Sep 26, 2024 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024432 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-filesystem | Jan 10, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-common | Jan 29, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-filesystemUpgrade vim-common | Mar 13, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade vim-minimalUpgrade vim-enhancedUpgrade vim-commonUpgrade vim-filesystem | Feb 12, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gvimUpgrade vim-data-commonUpgrade vim-smallUpgrade vim-dataUpgrade vim | Mar 7, 2024 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xxd (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3Upgrade vim-tinyUpgrade vim (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vimUpgrade vim-gtkUpgrade xxdUpgrade vim-athena (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-gtk3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-tiny (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-athenaUpgrade vim-nox (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade vim-noxUpgrade vim-gtk (Ubuntu Pro) | Dec 19, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 16, 2023 |
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