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CVE-2008-4865 (GCVE-0-2008-4865)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-31 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:31
VLAI?
Summary
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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No CVSS data available.
CWE
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