CVE-2008-4865

Untrusted search path vulnerability in valgrind before 3.4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a Trojan horse .valgrindrc file in the…

published October 31, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Untrusted search path vulnerability in valgrind before 3.4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a Trojan horse .valgrindrc file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using a malicious --db-command options. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed, but CVE is including this issue because execution of a program from an untrusted directory is a common scenario.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00433 · 36.3th percentile
Published
2008-10-31T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 OCT 22:00Z
    Untrusted search path vulnerability in valgrind before 3.4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a Trojan horse .valgrindrc file in the…
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