Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-1036 (CCN-6932)

Assigned:2001-08-01
Published:2001-08-01
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:GNU locate in findutils 4.1 on Slackware 7.1 and 8.0 allows local users to gain privileges via an old formatted filename database (locatedb) that contains an entry with an out-of-range offset, which causes locate to write to arbitrary process memory.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 01 2001 - 11:03:58 CDT
Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 01 2001 - 12:00:05 CDT
Re: Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 01 2001 - 15:21:37 CDT
Re: Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 01 2001 - 15:04:17 CDT
Re: Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Aug 01 2001 - 15:55:39 CDT
Re: Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-1036

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
5477

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 36827
GNU findutils locate/locate.c visit_old_format Function Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5477
GNU findutils locate Memory Write Privilege Escalation

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20010801 Slackware 8.0, 7.1 Vulnerability: /usr/bin/locate

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Vendor Advisory
3127

Source: CCN
Type: BID-3127
GNU Locate Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
locate-command-execution(6932)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
locate-command-execution(6932)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnu findutils 4.0
    gnu findutils 4.1
    slackware slackware linux 7.1
    slackware slackware linux 8.0
    gnu findutils 4.0
    gnu findutils 4.1
    slackware slackware linux 7.1
    slackware slackware linux 8.0