CVE-2005-2499
N/A
Published: August 22, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSlocate
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22316VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVAL
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9538Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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