CVE-2000-0602

high

Description

Secure Locate (slocate) in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed configuration file that is specified in the LOCATE_PATH environmental variable.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006211209500.22969-100000%40nimue.tpi.pl

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1385

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2000-06-21

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00073