VDB
CVE-2018-6951
CVE-2018-6951
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
An issue was discovered in GNU patch through 2.7.6. There is a segmentation fault, associated with a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service in the intuit_diff_type function in pch.c, aka a "mangled rename" issue.
EPSS 8.43% · 94.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
8.43%
94.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | patch | 0, 2.7.5-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | patch | 0, 2.7.1-3, 2.7.1-4 |
Timeline
- Feb 13, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
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- Sep 4, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6951 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3624-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6951 third-party-advisory