ID CVE-2001-1036
Summary GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via an old formatted filename database (locatedb) that contains an entry with an out-of-range offset, which causes locate to write to arbitrary process memory.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.2 (as of 10-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
bid 3127
bugtraq 20010801 Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate
osvdb 5477
xf locate-command-execution(6932)
Last major update 10-10-2017 - 01:29
Published 31-08-2001 - 04:00
Last modified 10-10-2017 - 01:29
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