MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Oct 9, 2003
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.99%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in main.c of slocate 2.6, and possibly other versions, may allow local users to gain privileges via a modified slocate database that causes a negative "pathlen" value to be used.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
slocate-0:2.7-3
Fixed · RHSA-2004:041
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:040
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | slocate-0:2.7-3 | Fixed | RHSA-2004:041 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:040 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.99% 0.00987
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00987
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.99% (0.00987) | 61.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 56.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 52.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 84.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 82.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.22% (0.03220) | 65.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (27)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenLinux/3.1.1/Workstation/CSSA-2004-001.0/CSSA-2004-001.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106546447321274&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=106589631819348&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10670 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10683 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10686 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10698 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10702 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10720 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10722 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9962/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006-A.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.ebitech.sk/patrik/SA/SA-20031006.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:004 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-041.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/misc/2004/TSL-2004-0005-slocate.asc.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-0848 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617089 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-0848
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11033 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A821 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-0848
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 9, 2003
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2003
Link CVE-2003-0848
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a