RHEL 2.1 : gdb (RHSA-2005:801)

An updated gdb package that fixes minor security issues is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. GDB, the GNU debugger, allows debugging of programs written in C, C++, and other languages by executing them in a controlled...

RHEL 4 : gdb (RHSA-2005:709)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:709 advisory. GDB, the GNU debugger, allows debugging of programs written in C, C++, and other languages by executing them in a controlled fashion, then...

CVE-2005-1705

CVE-2005-1705 concerns gdb prior to 6.3 that searches the current working directory for a ".gdbinit" file, allowing a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the user running gdb. Multiple connected advisories confirm the issue alongside a separate overflow in gdb that is CVE-2005-1704, b...