CVE-2001-1036
GNU findutils 4.0/4.1 - Locate Arbitrary Command Execution
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2001-08-01 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Published
- 2002-01-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/5477 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/200991 | Mailing List | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6932 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21043 | 2001-08-01 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3127 | 2024-08-08 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Findutils Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Findutils" | 4.0 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Findutils" and version "4.0" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Findutils Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Findutils" | 4.1 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Findutils" and version "4.1" | - |
Affected
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| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 7.1 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "7.1" | - |
Affected
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| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
Affected
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