CVE-2010-4651

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.

Category

5.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.91% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0600 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46768 vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21 patch mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529 patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.html patch vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19 patch mailing list
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1 patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43677 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.html patch vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10 patch mailing list
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.html patch mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/43663 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4651?
CVE-2010-4651 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4651?
To fix CVE-2010-4651, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4651 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4651 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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