VDB
CVE-2008-4865
CVE-2008-4865
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.199999809265137 HIGH
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.
EPSS 0.14% · 34.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 2.0
7.199999809265137
EPSS Score
0.14%
34.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| valgrind | valgrind | 0, 1.9.6, 2.1.0 |
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
Timeline
- Oct 31, 2008 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- [valgrind-announce] 20090103 Valgrind-3.4.0 is available mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20081028 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flaw mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20081027 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flaw mailing-list
- SUSE-SR:2009:002 vendor-advisory
- 33568 third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flaw mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flaw mailing-list
- GLSA-200902-03 vendor-advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4865 advisory