Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 17, 2003· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2003-0848
CVE-2003-0848
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.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.6
Patches
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References
23- www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txtnvd
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.ascnvd
- patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.ascnvd
- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10670nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10683nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10686nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10698nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10702nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10720nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/10722nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/9962/nvd
- www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txtnvd
- www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txtnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.htmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.htmlnvd
- www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txtnvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821nvd
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