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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-31T22:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:31:27.918Z

Reserved: 2008-10-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-4865

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2008-11-01T00:00:01.103

Modified: 2009-03-30T04:00:00.000

Link: CVE-2008-4865

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-10-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-4865 - Bugzilla