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.
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Jul/0312.html | mailing list |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494535/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2146/references | vdb entry vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494532/100/0/threaded | mailing list |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31159 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2780 | vdb entry vendor advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html | vendor advisory |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494736/100/0/threaded | mailing list |