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medium 6.8

CVE-2007-2953 json

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 r…

published 2007-07-31 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2945

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.2%
EPSS 4.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • vim Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:7.1-056+1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2953

  • vim RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
  • vim RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
  • vim-X11 RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
  • vim-X11 RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
  • vim-common RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
  • vim-common RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
  • vim-minimal RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
  • vim-minimal RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z

red hat advisories RHSA-2008:0617RHSA-2008:0580

  • vim openSUSE Tumbleweed 8.2.3408-1.2

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-2953 updated

vim format string flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.11
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0617
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) vim 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-X11 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-common 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-minimal 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-enhanced 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0580
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 vim 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-X11 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-common 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-minimal 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0617
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) vim 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-X11 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-common 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-minimal 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z, vim-enhanced 7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0580
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 vim 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-X11 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-common 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-minimal 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 vim 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-X11 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-common 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-minimal 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.11, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.11 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 vim 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-X11 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-common 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-minimal 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2008:0617

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Exploit prediction

4.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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