Definition

slocate Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:821

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.

Family:

unix

Status:

ACCEPTED

Platform(s):

Red Hat Linux 9

Class:

vulnerability

Reference(s):

CVE-2003-0848

Product(s):

slocate