CVE-2010-4651

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Patch
PublishedMar 11, 2011
First seenMar 11, 2011

How to fix

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

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu gnu_patchv ≤ 2.6.1, 2.5, 2.5.4, 2.5.9, 2.6—

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