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CVE-2008-3294
src/configure.in in Vim 5.0 through 7.1, when used for a build with Python support, does not ensure that the Makefile-conf temporary file…
Low3.7EPSS 4.5%
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- mitre
Description
src/configure.in in Vim 5.0 through 7.1, when used for a build with Python support, does not ensure that the Makefile-conf temporary file has the intended ownership and permissions, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code by modifying this file during a time window, or by creating it ahead of time with permissions that prevent its modification by configure.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.5% · top 8.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- 20080717 Vim: Insecure Temporary File Creation During Build: Arbitrary Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20080718 Re: Vim: Insecure Temporary File Creation During Build: Arbitrary Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 31681 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080717 Vim: Insecure Temporary File Creation During Build: Arbitrary Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 31159 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 32222 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2780 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-10-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080725 Re: [Full-disclosure] Vim: Insecure Temporary File Creation During Build: Arbitrary Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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