{"id":"DEBIAN-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.","modified":"2026-09-20T06:47:25.587076922Z","published":"2008-11-01T00:00:01.103Z","upstream":["CVE-2008-4865"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4865"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"valgrind","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/valgrind?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.3.1-3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json"}},{"package":{"name":"valgrind","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/valgrind?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.3.1-3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json"}},{"package":{"name":"valgrind","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/valgrind?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1:3.3.1-3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-4865.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}