CVE-2007-2953
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.278 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.8%
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.
References
ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.039
secunia.com/advisories/25941
secunia.com/advisories/26285
secunia.com/advisories/26522
secunia.com/advisories/26594
secunia.com/advisories/26653
secunia.com/advisories/26674
secunia.com/advisories/26822
secunia.com/advisories/32858
secunia.com/advisories/33410
secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-66/advisory/
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
www.attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html
www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1364
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:168
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:236
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475076/100/100/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
www.securityfocus.com/bid/25095
www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-505-1
www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2687
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0033
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0904
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35655
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1595
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11549
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6463
Related
7.1 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.278 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.8%