CVE-2010-3842

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-3842
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-10-28 00:00:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionAbsolute 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Curl Curl 7.20.0 All All All
Application Curl Curl 7.20.1 All All All
Application Curl Curl 7.21.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cURL "Content-Disposition" Header Filename Parsing Vulnerability - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
642642 – (CVE-2010-3842) CVE-2010-3842 mingw32-curl: Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - cURL 'Content-disposition' Header Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Overwrite Files and Potentially af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
cURL - Security Advisory (October 13, 2010) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 curl.haxx.se Vendor Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request -- cURL / mingw32-cURL -- Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- cURL / mingw32-cURL -- Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- cURL / mingw32-cURL -- Did not strip directory parts separated by backslashes, when downloading files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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