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CVE-2007-2953

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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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0418 is in the 87th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: vim-1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: vim-2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-2953Low

vim format string flaw

Jul 25, 2007

References

ftp.vim.org / pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.039
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/25941
PatchVendor Advisory
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
PatchVendor Advisory
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
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-001.htm
attrition.org / pipermail/vim/2007-August/001770.html
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1364
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_18_sr.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0580.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2008-0617.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/475076/100/100/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/502322/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/25095
Patch
trustix.org / errata/2007/0026
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-505-1
vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0004.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/2687
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0033
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0904