CVE-2003-0848 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 61)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.99% — more likely to be exploited than 61% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2003-11-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| slocate | slocate |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | SLocate 2.6 - User-Supplied Database Heap Overflow | 2003-10-06 |
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://secunia.com/advisories/10670
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10683
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10698
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10720
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10722
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/
- 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
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