CVE-2005-2499

Published: Aug 22, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other

2.1LOW

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:LAccess Vector

Local

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

slocate

oss-project

slocateLibrary

OSS Libraries

Red Hat Inc.

commercial·USaka red hat

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014751

securitytracker.com

http://www.osvdb.org/19034

osvdb.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.html

redhat.com

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