CVE-2010-4651
N/A
Published: March 11, 2011 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.html
References (15)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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