CVE-2010-3846

Summary

CVECVE-2010-3846
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-11-05 17:00:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-13 04:26:00 UTC
DescriptionArray index error in the apply_rcs_change function in rcs.c in CVS 1.11.23 allows local users to gain privileges via an RCS file containing crafted delta fragment changes that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nongnu Cvs 1.11.23 All All All
Application Nongnu Cvs 1.11.23 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
CVS Heap Overflow in Processing RCS Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
CVS Delta Fragment Array Indexing Vulnerability - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: cvs-1.11.23-10.fc13 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Red Hat update for cvs - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: cvs-1.11.23-11.fc14 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: cvs-1.11.23-9.fc12 FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2010-3846 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com
Webmail- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
CVS CVE-2010-3846 RCS File Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
Webmail- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com
[cvs] Diff of /ccvs/src/rcs.c CONFIRM cvs.savannah.gnu.org Patch
68952 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
Fedora update for cvs - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com
Bug 642146 – CVE-2010-3846 cvs: Heap-based buffer overflow by applying RCS file changes CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500139 Alpine Linux Security Update for cvs
  • 503789 Alpine Linux Security Update for cvs
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