Vulnerability in Slocate

CVE-2007-0227

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.

EPSS: 0.017 (74.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Slocate — versions 3.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

References