CVE-2008-4865
Untrusted search path vulnerability in valgrind before 3.4.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary programs via a Trojan horse .valgrindrc file in the current working directory, as demonstrated using a malicious --db-command options. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed, but CVE is including this issue because execution of a program from an untrusted directory is a common scenario.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (38th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4844)
- Published
- November 1, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4844 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
- valgrind / valgrind
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33568(Vendor Advisory)
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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