CVE-2011-4355 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.9 Published 4 Mar 2013 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by placing crafted scripts in the current working directory when GDB is configured to load debug scripts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-4355?

CVE-2011-4355 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4355?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (12)

`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-gdbserver` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-gdbserver` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-gdbserver` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`
`gdb-gdbserver` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:7.2-60.el6`

Products include Gnu Gdb.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4355?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-4355 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4355 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4355, GHSA-f7x3-c4pv-3v5r, RHSA-2013:0522.