CVE-2007-0227 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in protected directories, which allows local users to obtain the names of private files. NOTE: another researcher reports that the issue is not present in slocate 2.7.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00449.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0229	slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in protected directories, which allows local users to obtain the names of private files. NOTE: another researcher reports that the issue is not present in slocate 2.7.
Ubuntu USN	USN-425-1	slocate vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/33465
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456489/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456530/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456593/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456739/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464220/30/7320/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21989
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-425-1

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-13T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:12:17.521Z

Reserved: 2007-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0227

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-01-13T02:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0227

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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