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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : slocate (MDKSA-2003:015)

high Nessus Plugin ID 14000

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in slocate by team USG.
The overflow appears when slocate is used with the -c and -r parameters, using a 1024 (or 10240) byte string. This has been corrected in slocate version 2.7.

Solution

Update the affected slocate package.

See Also

http://www.usg.org.uk/advisories/2003.001.txt

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14000

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2003-015.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:slocate, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.1, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:8.2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/5/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0056

MDKSA: 2003:015