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…

published April 2, 2003

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
59.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00897 · 59.0th percentile
Published
2003-04-02T05:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 APR 05:00Z
    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…
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