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    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 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.

    Published:Oct 27, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 31, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00145
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Valgrind
    Product
    Valgrind

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
    http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High