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CVE-2007-2953
Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier, and 7.x up to 7.1, allows user-assisted…
Medium6.8EPSS 4.2%
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- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- flexera
Description
Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier, and 7.x up to 7.1, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a help-tags tag in a help file, related to the helptags command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (31)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 25095 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 26822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:168 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 26522 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 26285 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1595 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 26594 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 25941 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32858 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 33410 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-505-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 20070730 FLEA-2007-0036-1 vim vim-minimal gvim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2007-2687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0904 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- ADV-2009-0033 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20090401 VMSA-2009-0004 ESX Service Console updates for openssl, bind, and vim (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6463 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 2007-0026 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- DSA-1364 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2007:018 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-66/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 26653 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070823 vim editor duplicates / clarifications (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11549 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- vim-helptagsone-code-execution(35655) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDVSA-2008:236 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 26674 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2008:0617 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .