CVE-2005-1705

Description

gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/17072	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18506	third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html	patch vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html	patch vendor advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88398
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11072	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17356	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1705?: CVE-2005-1705 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-1705?: To fix CVE-2005-1705, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-1705 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-1705 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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