CVE-2011-4355

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    CVE-2011-4355

    Published: 5 Mar 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0522.html, http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/gdb/NEWS?content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src, http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-04/msg00559.html, http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00202.html, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028191

    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