FKIE_CVE-2008-4865

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-11-01 00:00 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33568Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33568Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
valgrind valgrind *
valgrind valgrind 1.9.6
valgrind valgrind 2.0.0
valgrind valgrind 2.1.0
valgrind valgrind 2.1.1
valgrind valgrind 2.2.0
valgrind valgrind 2.4.1
valgrind valgrind 2.4.1
valgrind valgrind 3.0.0
valgrind valgrind 3.0.1
valgrind valgrind 3.1.0
valgrind valgrind 3.1.1
valgrind valgrind 3.2.0
valgrind valgrind 3.2.1
valgrind valgrind 3.2.2
valgrind valgrind 3.2.3
valgrind valgrind 3.3.0
valgrind valgrind 3.3.0
valgrind valgrind 3.3.0
valgrind valgrind 3.3.0
valgrind valgrind 3.3.1
valgrind valgrind 3.3.1
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