Vulnerability Details 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 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 20.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Products affected by CVE-2008-4865
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:*
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:1.9.6
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:2.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:valgrind:valgrind:3.3.1