CVE-2011-4355

CVE Details

Release Date:2011-04-29
Impact:Moderate What is this?

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.

See more information about CVE-2011-4355 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.


CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score: 3.7
Vector String: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version: 2.0
Attack Vector: Local
Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial
Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (gdb)ELSA-2013-05222013-02-22


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