DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4355
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355
Upstream
Published
2013-03-05T21:38:53Z
Modified
2026-09-14T06:47:19Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / gdb

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355.json"

Debian:13 / gdb

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355.json"

Debian:14 / gdb

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355.json"