VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2499

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-08-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and incomplete slocate database) via a certain crafted directory structure.

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