Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2001-0066 is a local-user memory corruption issue in Secure Locate, also known as slocate. A malformed slocate database can make the program read or write outside its intended buffer. Business risk is mainly on legacy Linux systems where vulnerable slocate packages remain installed and usable by local accounts. Exposure is most plausible on old Linux distributions or preserved legacy hosts using vulnerable Secure Locate/slocate packages. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, so vulnerability managers should verify installed slocate versions against the listed distribution advisories. Treat this as a legacy hygiene issue unless vulnerable slocate is found on systems with local user access. It is not supported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but unpatched local memory corruption on old systems can still matter for privilege-boundary risk. Mitigation focus: Review the listed vendor advisories for fixed slocate package versions.; Update or replace vulnerable slocate packages where vendor guidance applies.; Remove or disable slocate on systems where it is no longer required..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- slocate-heap-execute-code(5594)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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