Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2953
CVE-2007-2953
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.4
- cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:7.1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=6.4, <=7.1
Patches
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References
32- ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.039nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/25941nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-66/advisory/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/25095nvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/26285nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26522nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26594nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26653nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26674nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/26822nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32858nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33410nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htmnvd
- www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475076/100/100/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threadednvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-505-1nvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2687nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35655nvd
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1595nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11549nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6463nvd
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