[bugs #8623] locate fails to check input data with getline

[James Youngman]

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[bugs #8623] Full Item Snapshot:

URL: <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=8623>
Project: findutils
Submitted by: James Youngman
On: Mon 04/19/04 at 19:47

Category:  locate
Severity:  1 - None
Item Group:  None
Resolution:  None
Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  David Newall
Originator Email:  address@hidden
Status:  Open
Release:  None
Fixed Release:  None


Summary:  locate fails to check input data with getline

Original Submission:  After original bug report by David, Bruno Haible wrote :-

In the findutils CVS, it's now around line 376 of locate.c. The bug is still 
there: No validity checks are made on the 'count' variable after c and 
optionally two more bytes have been read from the file.




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CC Address                          | Comment
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davidn --AT-- rebel --DOT-- net --DOT-- au | Reported original problem









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