CVE-2016-10713

Description

An issue was discovered in GNU patch before 2.7.6. Out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c can possibly lead to DoS via a crafted input file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.17%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-2/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3624-1/ vendor advisory
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/src/pch.c?id=a0d7fe4589651c64bd16ddaaa634030bb0455866 patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103063 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2033 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-10713?
CVE-2016-10713 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-10713?
To fix CVE-2016-10713, 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-2016-10713 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-10713 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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