CVE-2000-0602
Secure Locate (slocate) in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0602- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2000-0602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0598 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2000-0598- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hx6m-rxfx-9j6c No score
Secure Locate (slocate) in Red Hat Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a malformed...
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.
- Record
GHSA-hx6m-rxfx-9j6c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2000-0602 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Kevin Lindsay Secure Locate, published June 21, 2000. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.