slocate heap buffer overflow
| slocate-heap-bo (13354) |  High Risk |
Description:
Secure Locate (slocate), when running on Red Hat Linux distributions, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system and possibly gain slocate group privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 4
- Kevin Lindsay, slocate 2.6
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AW
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Linux 9.0
- RedHat, Linux
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SCO, Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
- SCO, Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
- Trustix, Secure Linux 1.5
- Trustix, Secure Linux 2.0
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Desktop
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 8 Workstation
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Advanced Server 6
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Server 6.1
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Server 6.5
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Workstation 6.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of slocate (2.7 or later), available from the slocate Web page. See References.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (alias woody):
Upgrade to the latest slocate package (2.6-1.3.2 or later), as listed in DSA 428-1. See References.
For Trustix Secure Linux 1.5 and 2.0:
Upgrade to the latest slocate package (2.7-1tr or later), as listed in Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0005. See References.
For Red Hat Linux 9:
Upgrade to the lastest slocate package (2.7-2 or later), as listed in RHSA-2004:040-02. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest slocate package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:004 : slocate for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1: 2.7-2.1.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 2.7-2.1.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 2.7-2.1.C21mdk or later
For Fedora Core:
Upgrade to the latest slocate package, as listed below. Refer to Fedora Security Update Notification FEDORA-20043-059 for more information. See References.
Fedora Core 4: 2.7-4 or later
For Red Hat Linux:
Upgrade to the latest slocate package, as listed below. Refer to RHSA-2004:041-06 for more information. See References.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1), ES (v. 2.1), WS (v. 2.1), and Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor: 2.7-1 or later
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3), ES (v. 3), and WS (v. 3): 2.7-3 or later
For Caldera OpenLinux 3.1.1 Server and Workstation:
Upgrade to the latest slocate package, as listed below. Refer to SCO Security Advisory CSSA-2004-001.0 for more information. See References.
Caldera OpenLinux 3.1.1 Server and Workstation: 2.7-1 or later
For Turbolinux:
Upgrade to the latest slocate package (2.7-5 or later), as listed in Turbolinux Security Advisory TLSA-2004-6. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Oct 06 2003 - 13:10:47 CDT, SA-20031006 slocate vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2003-10/0084.html.
- DSA 428-1, slocate at http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-428.
- Fedora Security Update Notification FEDORA-2004-059, slocate at http://lists.seifried.org/pipermail/security/2004-January/001127.html.
- SCO Security Advisory CSSA-2004-001.0, OpenLinux: slocate local user buffer overflow at http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/6312.
- SecuriTeam Mailing List, UNIX focus 13 Oct 2003, slocate Buffer Overflow (-i, -d, Exploit) at http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/6R00G0U8KQ.html.
- slocate Web site, Secure Locate at http://www.geekreview.org/slocate/.
- Trustix Secure Linux Security Advisory #2004-0005, slocate at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/105676/109/. (From LinuxSecurity archive)
- BID-8780: SLocate User-Supplied Database Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- BID-8790: LTrace Local Command Line Parameter Heap Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-0848: 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.
- DSA-428: slocate -- buffer overflow
- MDKSA-2004:004: Updated slocate packages fix vulnerability
- RHSA-2004-040: Updated slocate packages fix vulnerability
- RHSA-2004-041: slocate security update
- SA9962: slocate User Database Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Reported:
Oct 06, 2003
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