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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.

Published

2001-08-31T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	findutils	4.0	Yes
Application	gnu	findutils	4.1	Yes
Operating System	slackware	slackware_linux	7.1	Yes
Operating System	slackware	slackware_linux	8.0	Yes

References

http://www.osvdb.org/5477 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200991 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127 Exploit, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6932 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/5477 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200991 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127 Exploit, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6932 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)