Vulnerability CVE-2003-0848
Published: 2003-11-17   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Slocate -> Slocate 

 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://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
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