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(Description Provided by CVE) : Heap-based buffer overflow in the visit_old_format function in locate/locate.c in locate in GNU findutils before 4.2.31 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname in a locate database that has the old format, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-1036.
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Input Manipulation
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Upgrade to version 4.2.31 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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Unknown or Incomplete
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Unknown or Incomplete
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