PT-2008-6043 · Valgrind · Valgrind

Tavis Ormandy · Published 2008-10-31 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2008-4865

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions valgrind versions prior to 3.4.0

Description The issue allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a Trojan horse .valgrindrc file in the current working directory. This can be achieved by using a malicious --db-command option. The severity of this issue has been disputed, but it is considered a potential risk because execution of a program from an untrusted directory is a common scenario.

Recommendations For valgrind versions prior to 3.4.0, update to version 3.4.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of untrusted directories or restricting access to the .valgrindrc file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-4865

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11492-1

Affected Products

Valgrind

References · 14

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4865 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11492-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-4865 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/33568 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4865 · Vendor Advisory
• http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4865 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4 · Note