Description
gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb.
Affected products
- gnu / gdb6.3
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17072
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/18506
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.html
- MISChttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htm
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html
- MISChttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88398
- MISChttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xml
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11072
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:095
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/17356