CVE-2007-2953 is a format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function within Vim versions 6.4 and earlier, and 7.x up to 7.1. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into a help-tags tag within a help file, specifically when the helptags command is processed. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1.38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:7.1.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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