CVE-2005-1705

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

7.2 HighFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

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.

Record: CVE-2005-1705
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2005-1705
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-1707 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2005-1707
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jcm-wwpx-vpr3 No score

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

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.

Record: GHSA-5jcm-wwpx-vpr3
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

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.

Record: CVE-2005-1705
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-1705 No score

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1705
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu gdb

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`gdb` Debian:12	before 6.3-6	6.3-6
`gdb` Debian:13	before 6.3-6	6.3-6
`gdb` Debian:14	before 6.3-6	6.3-6
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63
`gdb-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws	before 0:6.3.0.0-1.63	0:6.3.0.0-1.63

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-1705 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Gnu Gdb, published May 24, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in gdb 6.3-6.

References

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