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CVE-2001-0066
Secure Locate (slocate) allows local users to corrupt memory via a malformed database file that specifies an offset value that accesses…
High7.2EPSS 1.0%
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- mitre
Description
Secure Locate (slocate) allows local users to corrupt memory via a malformed database file that specifies an offset value that accesses memory outside of the intended buffer.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- MDKSA-2000:085 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- slocate-heap-execute-code(5594) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- TLSA2001002-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
- 20001126 [MSY] S(ecure)Locate heap corruption vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2004 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2000:128 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-005-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- CLA-2001:369 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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