CVE-2000-0602

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:kevin_lindsay:secure_locate:2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0598	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.362% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1385
http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&msg=Pine.LNX.4.21.0006211209500.22969-100000%40nimue.tpi.pl

History

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Subscriptions

Kevin Lindsay Secure Locate

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM
Reserved: Jul 19, 2000, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 21, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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