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Reconcile version #'ing system

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Description

Hello, my company uses an endpoint software monitoring system to ensure apps are updated to avoid vulnerabilities.

This version:

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Is being reported as suffering from:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41036 and
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41036
(Both are the same.)

I believe the version reported by MacOS:

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Leads the endpoint monitoring software to see this as behind release 178.

I understand that the versioning may be due to “stuff”. However, this legacy practice brings extra unwanted attention. If efforts can be made to improve this, I’m sure others will be appreciative as well.

Thank you,
David Halonen

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by comparing the MacVim version reported by macOS with release 178 and trace how the project’s version is defined and published; done means the endpoint monitoring system no longer identifies the current release as affected by CVE-2023-41036.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
macos, vim
Domain
desktop, release
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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