CVE-2010-3842

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.

CVSS v2.0 5.8 MEDIUM

5.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39532	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024583
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/4	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/39532	Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024583
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/4	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.20.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.20.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:curl:curl:7.21.1:::::::*

History

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Information

Published : 2010-10-28 00:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2010-3842

Mitre link : CVE-2010-3842

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-3842

JSON object : View

Products Affected

curl

curl

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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