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CVE-2007-0227

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Description

slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in protected directories, which allows local users to obtain the names of private files. NOTE: another researcher reports that the issue is not present in slocate 2.7.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-425-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21989

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464220/30/7320/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456739/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456593/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456530/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456489/100/0/threaded

http://osvdb.org/33465

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-01-13

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

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

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00403

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