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CVE-2008-4865 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 CVEVendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml CVE
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
valgrind valgrind
<= 3.4.0
1.9.6
2.0.0
2.1.0
2.1.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:1.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.4.1:*:powerpc:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-4865
NVD Published Date:
Nov 1, 2008
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2008-4865 Details - Not Deferred