CVE-2011-4355

CVE Details

Release Date:

2011-04-29

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

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	3.7	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (gdb)	ELSA-2013-0522	2013-02-22

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