gsd-2007-2953
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
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CVE-2007-2953


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-16T16:46Z",
      "publishedDate": "2007-07-31T10:17Z"
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