Vulnerability in Slocate
CVE-2005-2499
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Slocate — versions 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/19034 (vdb-entry)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9538 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.html (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22316 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14640 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)