CVE-2010-4651

N/A Unknown
Published: March 11, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43663
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43677
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46768
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0600
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43663
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43677
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0600
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

gnu

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