CVE-2008-4865
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-10-31 22:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:31Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-10-31
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f3540c206e4e40326b6bf62dae01db2cdf2edf58f1d00cd460e0852d09e60227
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceforge.net[valgrind-announce] 20090103 Valgrind-3.4.0 is availablehttp://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081028 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flawhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081027 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flawhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:002http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- secunia.com33568http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flawhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20081029 Re: CVE request: lynx (old) .mailcap handling flawhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200902-03http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- valgrind Fixed in 1:3.3.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- valgrind Fixed in 1:3.3.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- valgrind Fixed in 1:3.3.1-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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