gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1707 gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-135-1 gdb vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:59:24.165Z

Reserved: 2005-05-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1705

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-05-24T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-1705

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2005-05-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-1705 - Bugzilla

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