FKIE_CVE-2003-0848

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2003-11-17 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:03
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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  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "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."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2003-0848",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:03:04.430",
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 4.6,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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  "published": "2003-11-17T05:00:00.000",
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