CVE-2018-6951

patch: NULL pointer dereference in pch.c:intuit_diff_type() causes a crash

Published Feb 13, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 8.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3624-1 Patch vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.23094}

epss

{'score': 0.23554}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 13, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 3, 2018, 12:00 AM