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vim: arbitrary code execution

Package(s):vim CVE #(s):CVE-2007-2953
Created:July 30, 2007 Updated:November 27, 2008
Description: vim is vulnerable to a user-assisted attack in which vim may execute arbitrary code when helptags is run on data that has been maliciously crafted.
Alerts:
CentOS CESA-2008:0580 2008-11-26
CentOS CESA-2008:0617 2008-11-25
Red Hat RHSA-2008:0617-01 2008-11-25
Red Hat RHSA-2008:0580-01 2008-11-25
Debian DSA-1364-2 2007-09-19
Debian DSA-1364-1 2007-09-01
Ubuntu USN-505-1 2007-08-28
Mandriva MDKSA-2007:168 2007-08-21
rPath rPSA-2007-0151-1 2007-07-31
Foresight FLEA-2007-0036-1 2007-07-30
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