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ID CVE-2005-2499
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 2.1 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:30)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:20:06.406-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description 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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9538
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title 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.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:345
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:346
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2005:747
rpms
  • slocate-0:2.7-3.RHEL3.6
  • slocate-debuginfo-0:2.7-3.RHEL3.6
  • slocate-0:2.7-13.el4.6
  • slocate-debuginfo-0:2.7-13.el4.6
refmap via4
bid 14640
osvdb 19034
sectrack 1014751
xf slocate-directory-structure-dos(22316)
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:30
Published 23-08-2005 - 04:00
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:30
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