Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1705
CVE-2005-1705
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
10- secunia.com/advisories/17072nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-709.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-801.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-15.xmlnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cginvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17356nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18506nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-015.htmnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11072nvd
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