CVE-2008-4865

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9	mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4865?: CVE-2008-4865 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4865?: To fix CVE-2008-4865, 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-2008-4865 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-4865 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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