slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and incomplete slocate database) via a certain crafted directory structure.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2500 slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and incomplete slocate database) via a certain crafted directory structure.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.015Z

Reserved: 2005-08-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-2499

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-08-23T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-2499

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2005-08-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2005-2499 - Bugzilla

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