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.
Published: 2011-03-11
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: 1.8% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4616 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2651-1 GNU patch vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T03:51:17.968Z

Reserved: 2011-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-4651

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-03-11T22:55:02.090

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

Link: CVE-2010-4651

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-4651 - Bugzilla

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