VulnerabilityModified
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 remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a help-tags tag in a help file, related…
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 4.18%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.18% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- vim development group/vim
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
References
- ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.039Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25941Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26285
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26522
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26594
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26653
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26674
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26822
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33410
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-66/advisory/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
- http://www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:168
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475076/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25095Patch
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-505-1
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2687
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35655
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1595
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.