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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2003-0326

Integer overflow in parse_decode_path() of slocate may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOCATE_PATH with a large number of ":" (colon) characters, whose count is used in a call to malloc.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Integer overflow in parse_decode_path() of slocate may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOCATE_PATH with a large number of ":" (colon) characters, whose count is used in a call to malloc.

CVSS 2.0
4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS
0.40% probability · 34th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
slocate/slocate
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.