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CVE-2011-4355

GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically loads certain files from the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted files such as Python scripts.

Published

2013-03-05T21:38:53.887

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnu gdb ≤ 7.4.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 4.18 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.0 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.0.92 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.0.93 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.1.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.2 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.2.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 5.3 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.0 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.1.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.2 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.2.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.3 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.4 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.5 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.6 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.7 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.7.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 6.8 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.0 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.0.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.2 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.3 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.3.1 Yes
Application gnu gdb 7.4 Yes
References