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 .. (dot
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.87% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-03-11 22:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 03:51Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-01-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c0712f03f87b60e431f7abfd34b75d83c452e2f988cc5c4a1611657dec9913cb
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.vupen.comADV-2011-0600http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0600
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110106 Re: CVE request: patch directory traversal flawhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20
- www.securityfocus.com46768http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46768
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2011-06-23-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110106 Re: CVE request: patch directory traversal flawhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667529
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-1269http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110106 Re: CVE request: patch directory traversal flawhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19
- git.savannah.gnu.orghttp://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=685a78b6052f4df6eac6d625a545cfb54a6ac0e1
- secunia.com43677http://secunia.com/advisories/43677
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2011-1272http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.html
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110105 CVE request: patch directory traversal flawhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10
- lists.gnu.org[bug-patch] 20101230 Directory traversal vulnerability in patch (or dpkg-source) (fwd)http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.html
- secunia.com43663http://secunia.com/advisories/43663
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- patch No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- patch No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- patch No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.