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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, all

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.14708
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
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2

Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD31 Jul 2007 · 10:17 AM

Vendor Advisories

4
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0580Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0617Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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