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Gentoo: GLSA-200505-15 Normal: gdb Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2005
Scroller Gentoo
Numerous security flaws in Gentoo gdb could result in unauthorized code execution. It's essential to update to the newest release for better security.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNU debugger, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-15 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: gdb: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: May 20, 2005 Bugs: #88398, #91398, #91654 ID: 200505-15

Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the GNU debugger, potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= gdb is the GNU project's debugger, facilitating the analysis and debugging of applications. The BFD library provides a uniform method of accessing a variety of object file formats.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-devel/gdb < 6.3-r3 >= 6.3-r3
========== Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Lin...

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