SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
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

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