VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0056
Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.09%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.09% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- slocate/slocate
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-009.0.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342864418213&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104348607205691&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104428624705363&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8007
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8118/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8236
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8749
- http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-252Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:015
- http://www.net-security.org/advisory.php?id=2010
- http://www.usg.org.uk/advisories/2003.001.txtVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11369
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2003-009.0.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104342864418213&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104348607205691&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=104428624705363&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7947
- http://secunia.com/advisories/7982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8007
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8118/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/8236
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.