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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-1705 is rated Moderate Risk (41.3/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.06% | 0.44% | +0.38% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.06% | +0.01% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
|
not yet assigned | CVE-2005-1705 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (gdb), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-1705 |
gentoo
|
normal | CVE-2005-1705: 1 GLSA(s) (200505-15), 1 atom(s) (sys-devel/gdb); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-1705 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-1705 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-1705 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (gdb, gdb-doc), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 2, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-1705 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.