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CVE-2010-4651

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-4651 is a directory traversal vulnerability affecting GNU patch versions 2.6.1 and earlier. It allows a user-assisted remote attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files by manipulating filenames with ".." or full pathnames. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity with network access, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_patch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_patch:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_patch:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_patch:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnu_patch:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.83%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0483 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

fedorapatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-4651Low

patch: directory traversal flaw allows for arbitrary file creation

Dec 30, 2010

References

git.savannah.gnu.org / cgit/patch.git/commit
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055241.html
Patch
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055246.html
Patch
lists.gnu.org / archive/html/bug-patch/2010-12/msg00000.html
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/05/10
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/19
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/20
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/21
Patch
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/43663
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/43677
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4723
securityfocus.com / bid/46768
vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0600
Vendor Advisory