Kevin Lindsay Secure Locate up to 2.2 Database File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kevin Lindsay Secure Locate up to 2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Database File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2001-0066. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kevin Lindsay Secure Locate up to 2.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Database File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Secure Locate (slocate) allows local users to corrupt memory via a malformed database file that specifies an offset value that accesses memory outside of the intended buffer.

The weakness was disclosed 11/26/2000 by LINUX as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-0066. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61871 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : slocate (MDKSA-2000:085)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5594), Exploit-DB (216), Tenable (61871), SecurityFocus (BID 2004†) and OSVDB (1664†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 61871
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : slocate (MDKSA-2000:085)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/26/2000 🔍
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12/18/2000 +22 days 🔍
02/16/2001 +60 days 🔍
02/21/2003 +735 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +665 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: LINUX
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0066 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0066
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16467
X-Force: 5594 - Secure Locate heap corruption could be used to execute code and reveal private files
SecurityFocus: 2004 - Secure Locate Heap Corruption Vulnerability
OSVDB: 1664 - Secure Locate (slocate) Malformed Database Heap Corruption

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2014 12:45
Updated: 10/07/2024 13:49
Changes: 07/03/2014 12:45 (71), 04/30/2019 09:26 (3), 10/07/2024 13:49 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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