{"cve":"CVE-2008-4865","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-01T00:00:01.103","modified":"2026-06-16T22:58:39.687","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/33568","http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200902-03.xml","http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=200901032045.17604.jseward%40acm.org&forum_name=valgrind-announce","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/27/4"],"products":["valgrind:valgrind"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4865","score":0.00433,"percentile":0.37594,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}