Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2001-1017 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:44:06.643Z
Reserved: 2002-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2001-1036
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Status : Modified
Published: 2001-08-31T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2001-1036
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD