CVE-2007-2953

vim format string flaw

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de cadena de formato en la función helptags_one de src/ex_cmds.c en Vim 6.4 y anteriores, y 7.x hasta 7.1, permite a atacantes remotos con la intervención del usuario ejecutar código de su elección mediante especificadores de cadena de formato en una etiqueta help-tags de un archivo de ayuda, relacionado con el comando helptags.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2007-05-31 CVE Reserved
2007-07-31 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (34)

URL	Tag	Source
http://secunia.com/advisories/26285	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26522	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26594	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26653	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26674	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32858	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33410	Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475076/100/100/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2687	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35655	Vdb Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1595	X_refsource_confirm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11549	Signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6463	Signature

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.039	2018-10-16
http://secunia.com/advisories/25941	2018-10-16
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-66/advisory	2018-10-16
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25095	2018-10-16

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364	2018-10-16
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:168	2018-10-16
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236	2018-10-16
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html	2018-10-16
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html	2018-10-16
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html	2018-10-16
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026	2018-10-16
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-505-1	2018-10-16
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-2953	2008-11-25
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=248542	2008-11-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Vim Development Group Search vendor "Vim Development Group"		Vim Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim"				<= 6.4 Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" and version " <= 6.4"		-		Affected
Vim Development Group Search vendor "Vim Development Group"		Vim Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim"				7.0 Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Vim Development Group Search vendor "Vim Development Group"		Vim Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim"				7.1 Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Vim Development Group Search vendor "Vim Development Group"		Vim Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim"				7.1.38 Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" and version "7.1.38"		-		Affected