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TI-2005-01613 Aliases CVE-2005-1705GHSA-5jcm-wwpx-vpr3

gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration…

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

gdb before 6.3 searches the current working directory to load the .gdbinit configuration file, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:*:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.3VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:*:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:801 Released 2005-10-18 · Red Hat rating Low
    gdb security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2005:709 Released 2005-10-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    gdb security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.i386, gdb-6.3.0.0-1.63.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2005:801
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:709
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:709
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2005:801
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:709
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2005:801
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:709
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2005:801

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1705
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5jcm-wwpx-vpr3

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2023-20307 GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20306 GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a heap use after free via… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2023-20305 GNU gdb (GDB) 13.0.50.20220805-git was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-16008 Out-of-bounds read in GNU gdb CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2011-03820 GNU Project Debugger (GDB) before 7.5, when .debug_gdb_scripts is defined, automatically… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2006-04018 Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
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