SLocate Path Malloc Integer Signing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

BID:7629

Info

SLocate Path Malloc Integer Signing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 7629
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2003-0326
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: May 20 2003 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 10:06PM
Credit: Vulnerability discovery credited to "[email protected]" <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: slocate slocate 2.7
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0 x86_64
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 3.0
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2 x86_64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1 x86_64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0 AMD64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 10.0
slocate slocate 2.6
+ Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
+ Debian Linux 3.0 mips
+ Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
+ Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
+ Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
+ Debian Linux 3.0 arm
+ Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc2
+ Gentoo Linux 1.4 _rc1
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1 x86_64
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 8.0 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.3 i386
+ Redhat Linux 7.2 i386
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.5
slocate slocate 2.5
slocate slocate 2.4
slocate slocate 2.3
slocate slocate 2.2
slocate slocate 2.1
+ Redhat Linux 6.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

SLocate Path Malloc Integer Signing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

It has been reported that slocate is vulnerable to an issue when handling data in the environment variable SLOCATE_PATH. Because of this problem, it may be possible for a local attacker to cause a heap corruption issue, potentially executing code.

Exploit / POC

SLocate Path Malloc Integer Signing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] &lt;mailto:[email protected]&gt;.

Solution / Fix

SLocate Path Malloc Integer Signing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

SLocate Path Malloc Integer Signing Heap Overflow Vulnerability

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