CVE-2003-0056

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary...

7.2 HighPublic exploitFix available

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.

Exploit likelihood

1.09%Down 4.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.

Record: CVE-2003-0056
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.

Record: CVE-2003-0056
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2003-0052 No score

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.

Record: EUVD-2003-0052
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g52f-4wx9-cj5q No score

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary...

Buffer overflow in secure locate (slocate) before 2.7 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) -c or (2) -r command line argument.

Record: GHSA-g52f-4wx9-cj5q
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

slocate

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`slocate` Debian:3.0	before 2.6-1.3.1	2.6-1.3.1
`slocate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3
`slocate-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws	before 0:2.7-3	0:2.7-3

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	slocate 2.5/2.6 - Local Buffer Overrun	2003-01-24

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2003-0056 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Slocate, published February 1, 2003. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in slocate 2.6-1.3.1.

References

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