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Status published
Medium
CVE-2010-3842
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in curl 7.20.0 through 7.21.1, when...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39532
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642
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Vulnerable Versions:
7.20.0, 7.20.1, 7.21.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 27th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.