fkie_cve-2003-0848
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2003-11-17 05:00
Modified
2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orgftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt
cve@mitre.orgftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
cve@mitre.orgftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10670
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10683
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10686
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10698
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10702
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10720
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/10722
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/9962/
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10670
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10683
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10686
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10698
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10702
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/10722
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
slocate slocate 2.1
slocate slocate 2.2
slocate slocate 2.3
slocate slocate 2.4
slocate slocate 2.5
slocate slocate 2.6


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      "value": "Desbordamiento de b\u00fafer basado en la pila en main.c de slocate 2.6, y posiblemente otras versiones, puede permitir a usuarios locales ganar privilegios mediante una base de datos slocate modificada que hace que sea usado un valor \"pathlen\" negativo."
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  "id": "CVE-2003-0848",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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