VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-0848
Heap-based buffer overflow in main.c of slocate 2.6, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privileges via a modified slocate database that causes a negative "pathlen" value to be used.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.99%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.99%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in main.c of slocate 2.6, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privileges via a modified slocate database that causes a negative "pathlen" value to be used.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.99% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- slocate/slocate
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt
- http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10670
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.