CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-1036

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update findutils to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to review and secure the filename databases.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS