CVE-2008-4865

N/A Unknown
Published: November 01, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

valgrind