{"cve":"CVE-2005-2499","nvd":{"published":"2005-08-23T04:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:15:00.837","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://securitytracker.com/id?1014751","http://www.osvdb.org/19034","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-345.html","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-346.html","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-747.html"],"products":["slocate:slocate"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-2499","score":0.00374,"percentile":0.31367,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}