CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-4355

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
gdbDebian
Fixed in:7.6-1CVE-2011-4355
Fixed in:7.6-1CVE-2011-4355
Fixed in:7.6-1CVE-2011-4355
Fixed in:7.6-1CVE-2011-4355

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days
28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

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