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CVE-2005-2499 json

slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and inco…

published 2005-08-22 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2500

cvss
2.1
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • slocate RHEL 3 2.7-3.RHEL3.6
  • slocate RHEL 4 2.7-13.el4.6

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:345RHSA-2005:346

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-2499 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 slocate 2.7-3.RHEL3.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 slocate 2.7-3.RHEL3.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:345
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 slocate 2.7-13.el4.6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 slocate 2.7-13.el4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:346
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:747
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 slocate 2.7-3.RHEL3.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:345
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 slocate 2.7-13.el4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:346
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:747
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 slocate 2.7-3.RHEL3.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:345
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 slocate 2.7-13.el4.6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:346
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  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:747

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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