CVE-2008-4865
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4865
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2008-4865.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2008-4865
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2008-11-01T00:00:01Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-10T03:40:13.765484Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9