DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4865
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865
Upstream
Published
2008-11-01T00:00:01Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:02:56Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Debian:12 / valgrind

Package

Name
valgrind
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/valgrind?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json"

Debian:13 / valgrind

Package

Name
valgrind
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/valgrind?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json"

Debian:14 / valgrind

Package

Name
valgrind
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/valgrind?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:3.3.1-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json"