GNU GDB up to 7.4.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNU GDB. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-4355. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU GDB (Programming Tool Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 03/05/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securitytracker.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-4355 since 11/04/2011. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69718 (Amazon Linux AMI : gdb (ALAS-2013-159)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120927 (Red Hat Update for GDB (RHSA-2013:0522)).

Upgrading to version 6.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71505), Tenable (69718), SecurityFocus (BID 50829†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38682†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 69718
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : gdb (ALAS-2013-159)
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OpenVAS ID: 881661
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for gdb CESA-2013:0522 centos6
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: GDB 6.6

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11/04/2011 🔍
11/28/2011 +24 days 🔍
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03/05/2013 +463 days 🔍
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09/04/2013 +177 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +566 days 🔍
01/05/2025 +3575 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: RHSA-2013:0522⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-4355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-63683

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X-Force: 71505
SecurityFocus: 50829 - Linux GNU Debugger 'debug_gdb_scripts' Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1028191
Vulnerability Center: 38682 - Linux Kernel GNU Debugger \x27.debug_gbd_scripts\x27 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/05/2025 19:54
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (66), 04/25/2017 11:42 (5), 12/29/2021 20:49 (4), 12/29/2021 20:57 (1), 01/05/2025 19:54 (24)
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