Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the visit_old_format function in locate/locate.c in locate in GNU findutils before 4.2.31 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in a locate database that has the old format, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1036.
Affected products
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n/aaffected
References
- http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02286083 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34628 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2015 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40551 ↗
- http://osvdb.org/36827 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470108/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25477 ↗
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2760 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1796 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018183 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24250 ↗