{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:29Z",
  "published": "2008-11-01T00:00:01Z",
  "id": "CVE-2008-4865",
  "details": "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.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33568"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org\u0026forum_name=valgrind-announce"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/28/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/29/9"
    }
  ]
}