CVE-2005-1705

N/A Unknown

Published: May 24, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88398

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/17072

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/17356

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/18506

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11072

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88398