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.
Published: 2010-10-27
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3821 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:12.269Z

Reserved: 2010-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3842

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Status : Modified

Published: 2010-10-28T00:00:05.453

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2010-3842

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