GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically loads certain files from the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted files such as Python scripts.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4286 GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically loads certain files from the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted files such as Python scripts.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:18.432Z

Reserved: 2011-11-04T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-4355

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-03-05T21:38:53.887

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2011-4355

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-04-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4355 - Bugzilla

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