Description
GNU patch through 2.7.6 contains a free(p_line[p_end]) Double Free vulnerability in the function another_hunk in pch.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted patch file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-6952.
Published: 2020-03-25
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-11172 GNU patch through 2.7.6 contains a free(p_line[p_end]) Double Free vulnerability in the function another_hunk in pch.c that can cause a denial of service via a crafted patch file. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-6952.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T02:46:10.304Z

Reserved: 2020-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-20633

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-25T17:15:14.013

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:38:55.590

Link: CVE-2019-20633

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-07-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-20633 - Bugzilla

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