CVE-2010-3842

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Published Oct 27, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-3821	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.715% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39532
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642

History

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:26 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 27, 2010, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 3:26 AM
Reserved: Oct 8, 2010, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:23 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 28, 2010, 12:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:23 PM

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