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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2003-0056 json

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line…

published 2003-02-01 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0052

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.

Patch / fix

  • slocate RHEL 3 2.7-3

red hat advisories RHSA-2004:041

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-2003-0056 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 slocate 2.7-3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 slocate 2.7-3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 slocate 2.7-3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 slocate 2.7-3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2004:041

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22197)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22197 slocate 2.5/2.6 - Local Buffer Overrun dos, 2003-01-24

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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