CVE-2007-2953 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2007-2953

Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

vim development group

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Affected Software

vim
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 7.1, 7.1.38

Timeline

Official Publish: July 31st, 2007
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.