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CVE-2005-2499

Published: Aug 23, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2499
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
SlocateSlocate2.1 (including)2.1 (including)
SlocateSlocate2.2 (including)2.2 (including)
SlocateSlocate2.3 (including)2.3 (including)
SlocateSlocate2.4 (including)2.4 (including)
SlocateSlocate2.5 (including)2.5 (including)
SlocateSlocate2.6 (including)2.6 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatslocate-0:2.7-3.RHEL3.6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatslocate-0:2.7-13.el4.6*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1RedHat*
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1RedHat*

References

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