{"cve":"CVE-2008-3294","nvd":{"published":"2008-07-24T18:41:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:55:33.390","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-94"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Jul/0312.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/31159","http://secunia.com/advisories/32222","http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216"],"products":["vim:vim"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:51:11.071189229+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3294","score":0.04503,"percentile":0.91507,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}