CVE - CVE-2011-4355

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4355	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MLIST:[gdb-patches] 20110429 Re: [RFA] Add $pdir as entry for libthread-db-search-path. URL:http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-04/msg00559.html MLIST:[gdb-patches] 20110506 Re: [RFA] Add $pdir as entry for libthread-db-search-path. URL:http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00202.html CONFIRM:http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/gdb/NEWS?content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src REDHAT:RHSA-2013:0522 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0522.html SECTRACK:1028191 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028191
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20111104	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111104)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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