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CVE-2011-4355
GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically loads certain files from the current working…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.36%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- RHSA-2013:0522 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [gdb-patches] 20110429 Re: [RFA] Add $pdir as entry for libthread-db-search-path. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [gdb-patches] 20110506 Re: [RFA] Add $pdir as entry for libthread-db-search-path. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/gdb/NEWS?content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1028191 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .