VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4651
Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a ..
MEDIUM 5.8EPSS 4.87%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in util.c in GNU patch 2.6.1 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a filename that is specified with a .. (dot dot) or full pathname, a related issue to CVE-2010-1679.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.87% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- gnu/gnu patch
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.htmlPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.htmlPatch
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43663Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43677Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46768
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0600Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529Patch
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.htmlPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.htmlPatch
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.htmlPatch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43663Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43677Vendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46768
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0600Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.