CVE-2005-2499 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in slocate versions prior to 2.7, where local users can disrupt the updatedb process and corrupt the slocate database by creating excessively long directory paths. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and only partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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