CVE-2003-0056 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2003-0056

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

slocate
Vulnerable Versions:
2.5, 2.6

Timeline

Official Publish: February 1st, 2003
Last Modified: August 8th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.