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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…
Medium5.8EPSS 1.7%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101013 Re: CVE Request -- cURL / mingw32-cURL -- Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101013 Re: CVE Request -- cURL / mingw32-cURL -- Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1024583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 39532 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20101013 CVE Request -- cURL / mingw32-cURL -- Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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