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Bugtraq: Re: [MSY] S(ecure)Locate heap corruption vulnerability

Re: [MSY] S(ecure)Locate heap corruption vulnerability

From: Seth Arnold <sarnold_at_WILLAMETTE.EDU>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 13:29:10 -0800

* Michal Zalewski <lcamtuf_at_dione.ids.pl> [001128 13:14]:
> I am impressed it hasn't been fixed yet. Amazing.

Quoting from: http://www.geekreview.org/slocate/

        Changes v2.2: Fixed a segfault. If the environment variable
        LOCATE_PATH had an invalid slocate.db file path, slocate could
        segfault. Proper checking now takes place to fix this.

I think this was fixed 00/06/22 -- but I am not entirely clear on how
the dates line up with the versions mentioned. (And no, I don't know if
the fix managed to break other items..)

In the past, Kevin was very friendly and helpful when I contacted him.
Unless that has changed I think getting fixes into new versions is
pretty easy. :)

--
``Oh Lord; Ooh you are so big; So absolutely huge; Gosh we're all
really impressed down here, I can tell you.''
Received on Nov 30 2000
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