Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 169905
CAN-2005-1705 gdb arbitrary command execution
Last modified: 2015-01-07 19:10:45 EST
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #158684 +++ 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. More information can be found in the gentoo BTS: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=88398 This bug is the placeholder for the pending RHEL2.1 errata.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-801.html