CVE-2008-4865

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    CVE-2008-4865

    Published: 1 Nov 2008Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/33568, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html, 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

    Affected packages

    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
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