Privilege Escalation via Malformed Configuration File in Secure Locate (slocate)

Privilege Escalation via Malformed Configuration File in Secure Locate (slocate)

CVE-2000-0602 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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