CVE-2010-3842

Medium

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in curl 7.20.0 through 7.21.1, when the --remote-header-name or -J option is used, allows remote servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files by using \ (backslash) as a separator of path components within the Content-disposition HTTP header.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCurl
PublishedOct 28, 2010
First seenOct 28, 2010

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
curl curl7.20.0, 7.20.1, 7.21.1—

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