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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-10-31T22:00:00

Updated: 2009-01-07T10:00:00

Reserved: 2008-10-31T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2008-4865

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2008-11-01T00:00:01.103

Modified: 2009-03-30T04:00:00.000


Link: CVE-2008-4865

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