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 to the helptags command.

Score

CVSS 2.0 6.8 Medium

Status

Modified - PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com

Published

2007-07-31

Last modified

2024-08-07

Affected products

• Vim (Vim Development Group)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/25941
• 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/
• 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/25095
• 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