Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 24, 2005· Updated Jun 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.
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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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