CVE-2008-3294

NameCVE-2008-3294
Descriptionsrc/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
vim (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)2:7.4.488-7+deb8u11fixed
stretch (security)2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u7fixed
stretch (lts), stretch2:8.0.0197-4+deb9u11fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)2:8.1.0875-5+deb10u6fixed
bullseye2:8.2.2434-3+deb11u1fixed
bookworm2:9.0.1378-2fixed
sid, trixie2:9.1.0861-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
vimsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- vim <not-affected> (Build issue)
It looks like the vulnerability only occurs during build, so it shouldn't be an issue for Debian

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