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    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.

    Published:Oct 6, 2003
    Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 9, 2003
    EPSS Score:0.0037
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Slocate
    Product
    Slocate

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23228

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10670
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10683
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10686
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10698
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10702
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10722
    http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428
    http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt
    http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821
    ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
    ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2
    http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10670
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10683
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10686
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10698
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10702
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
    http://secunia.com/advisories/10722
    http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/
    http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428
    http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt
    http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004
    http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html
    http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821

    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