CVE-2010-3842

curl 7.20.0-7.21.1 - Path Traversal via Content-Disposition Header with Backslash Separator

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/4
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024583
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39532
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642

Scores

EPSS 0.0170
EPSS Percentile 74.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (3)
curl/curl 7.20.0
curl/curl 7.20.1
curl/curl 7.21.1
Published Oct 28, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026