Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 33.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/5477
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200991
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6932
- http://www.osvdb.org/5477
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200991
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6932
Products affected by CVE-2001-1036
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0