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    CVE-2001-1036

    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.

    Published:Aug 31, 2001
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Apr 2, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.00397
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Findutils
    Vendor
    Slackware
    Product
    Slackware Linux

    Exploits

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21043

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High