CVE-2001-1036 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in GNU locate within findutils 4.1, affecting Slackware 7.1 and 8.0. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, old-format filename database (locatedb) containing an out-of-range offset, leading to arbitrary process memory writes. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry exists for arbitrary command execution, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:findutils:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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