CVE-2008-3294

Vim vulnerability

CVSS

3.7

EPSS

4.5%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

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 vendor

Vim

Affected product

Vim

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Published

2008-07-24

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

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