CVE-2005-2499

slocate before 2.7 does not properly process very long paths, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (updatedb exit and incomplete slocate database) via a certain crafted directory structure.

Published: 2005-08-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-2499 is rated Low Risk (18.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2499

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2023-03-07 1.10% 0.06% -1.04%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.10% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-2499

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-2499

OS Trackers for CVE-2005-2499

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2499
ubuntu medium CVE-2005-2499 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (slocate), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): not-affected 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-2499

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-2499

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
slocate slocate 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slocate slocate 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slocate slocate 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slocate slocate 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slocate slocate 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slocate slocate 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-2499

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