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CVE-2007-2953

Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier,...

6.8 MediumFix available

CVE-2007-2953 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Vim Development Group Vim, published July 31, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.18%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in vim 1:7.1-056+1.

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.

Exploit likelihood

4.18%Down 8.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

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.

Record
CVE-2007-2953
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2007-2953
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-2945 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2007-2945
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ggw5-mghh-pg96 No score

Format string vulnerability in the helptags_one function in src/ex_cmds.c in Vim 6.4 and earlier,...

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.

Record
GHSA-ggw5-mghh-pg96
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2007-2953
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2007-2953 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2007-2953
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1 No score

gvim-8.2.3408-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the gvim-8.2.3408-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11497-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim
Debian:12
 before 1:7.1-056+1
1:7.1-056+1
vim
Debian:13
 before 1:7.1-056+1
1:7.1-056+1
vim
Debian:14
 before 1:7.1-056+1
1:7.1-056+1
vim
Debian:3.1
 before 1:6.3-071+1sarge2, plus listed versions
1:6.3-071+11:6.3-071+1sarge1
1:6.3-071+1sarge2
vim
Debian:4.0
 before 1:7.0-122+1etch3, plus listed versions
1:7.0-122+1etch2
1:7.0-122+1etch3
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
2:7.0.109-4.el5_2.4z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
1:6.3.046-0.30E.11
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-X11
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-enhanced
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim-minimal
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
1:6.3.046-1.el4_7.5z
vim
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 8.2.3408-1.2
8.2.3408-1.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02affected, aliases, facts, references, titleGitHub Advisories, OSV
2026-11-02createdCVE List, NVD

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