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Status published
Medium
CVE-2007-0227
slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify...
Vulnerability Description
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.
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
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://osvdb.org/33465
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456739/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21989
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456530/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456593/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464220/30/7320/threaded
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-425-1
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Affected Vendor
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slocate
Vulnerable Versions:
3.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 13th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 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.