CVE-2007-0227

slocate 3.1 does not properly manage database entries that specify names of files in protected directories, which allows local users to obtain the names of private files. NOTE: another researcher reports that the issue is not present in slocate 2.7.

Published: 2007-01-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-0227 is rated Moderate Risk (47.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.67%). EPSS rose +1.27% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0227

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 0.40% 1.67% +1.27%
2 2025-03-17 0.55% 0.40% -0.14%
3 2023-12-24 — 0.55% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0227

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0227

OS Trackers for CVE-2007-0227

vendor priority summary link
redhat — — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0227
ubuntu medium CVE-2007-0227 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (slocate), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0227

Vendor comments (NVD) for CVE-2007-0227

  • Red Hat (2007-01-18T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of slocate as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.

  • Mandriva (2007-01-19T00:00:00)

    Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of slocate as shipped with Mandriva Linux 2007.0 or earlier.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0227

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
slocate slocate 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:slocate:slocate:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0227

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