gdb: object file .debug_gdb_scripts section improper input validation
Published Mar 4, 2013
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically loads certain files from the current working directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via crafted files such as Python scripts.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.4.1
- 4.18
- 5.0
- 5.0.92
- 5.0.93
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.3
- 6.0
- 6.1
- 6.1.1
- 6.2
- 6.2.1
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.5
- 6.6
- 6.7
- 6.7.1
- 6.8
- 7.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.1
- 7.2
- 7.3
- 7.3.1
- 7.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gdb-0:7.2-60.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0522
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
gdb
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gdb
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gdb-0:7.2-60.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0522 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | gdb | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdb | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00041) | 9.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 53.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0522.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/gdb/NEWS?content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-04/msg00559.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00202.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028191 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4355 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703238 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4355
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4355
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0522.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/src/gdb/NEWS?content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=src | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-04/msg00559.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2011-05/msg00202.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028191 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4355 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703238 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4355 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4355 |
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