Integer overflow in parse_decode_path() of slocate may allow attackers to execute…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Integer overflow in parse_decode_path() of slocate may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LOCATE_PATH with a large number of ":" (colon) characters, whose count is used in a call to malloc.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00401 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0326
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfmh-g5xw-2c2j
References
Other 1
More Slocate vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00052 Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2007-00220 slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-00783 Heap-based buffer overflow in main.c of slocate 2.6, and possibly other versions, may… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2005-02365 slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2003-0326 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-0326 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xfmh-g5xw-2c2j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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