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DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4651

DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4651 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12patch2.7.6-7, 2.8-2, 2.8-1
Debian:13patch2.8-2, 2.8-2, 0
Debian:11patch0, 0, 2.7.6-7
Debian:14patch0, 2.8-2, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 11, 2011 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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