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CVE-2001-0066

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-0066 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Secure Locate (slocate) that allows local users to execute arbitrary code. By crafting a malformed database file with an out-of-bounds offset, attackers can corrupt memory. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.2) due to its local attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-216 · Dec 2, 2000
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0101 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 3,241 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 6.2
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-0066

security flaw

Nov 26, 2000

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0356.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
distro.conectiva.com.br / atualizacoes
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/5594
debian.org / security/2000/20001217a
linux-mandrake.com / en/security/2000/MDKSA-2000-085.php3
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2000-128.html
securityfocus.com / bid/2004
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
turbolinux.com / pipermail/tl-security-announce/2001-February/000144.html