UBUNTU-CVE-2011-4355

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-4355
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2011/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-4355.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-4355
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:44Z
Published
2013-03-05T21:38:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:10:31Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb@7.7-0ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.7-0ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

7.*
7.6.1-0ubuntu3
7.6.1-1ubuntu1
7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1
7.7-0ubuntu1
7.7-0ubuntu2
7.7-0ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "7.7-0ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-minimal",
            "binary_version": "7.7-0ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "7.7-0ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "7.7-0ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb64",
            "binary_version": "7.7-0ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "7.7-0ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2011/UBUNTU-CVE-2011-4355.json"