CVE-2003-0056
HighPublished
Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.
- Published
- Feb 1, 2003
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Jan 24, 2003
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C1.1%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 63.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.
Sources
1USG team · linux · Jan 24, 2003
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