Explain CVE-2003-0848
Heap-based buffer overflow in main.c of slocate 2.6, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privileges via a modified slocate database that causes a negative "pathlen" value to be used.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'CSSA-2004-001.0', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SCO'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt'}, {'name': '20040202-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:040', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html'}, {'name': '20040201-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:041', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt'}, {'name': '10720', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10720'}, {'name': '10686', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10686'}, {'name': '10722', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10722'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:004', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004'}, {'name': '10702', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10702'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_MISC'], 'url': 'http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt'}, {'name': 'DSA-428', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428'}, {'name': '20031011 SA-20031006 slocate buffer overflow - exploitation proof', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2'}, {'name': '10683', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10683'}, {'name': '9962', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2004-059', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11033', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033'}, {'name': '10670', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10670'}, {'name': '20031006 SA-20031006 slocate vulnerability', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2'}, {'name': '10698', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10698'}, {'name': '2004-0005', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_TRUSTIX'], 'url': 'http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:821', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED