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CVE-2008-3294

LOW CVSS: 3.7 Published: 2008-07-24 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Vim Vim

Weakness Type

CWE-94

References