CVE-2010-3842 (GCVE-0-2010-3842)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2010-10-27 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 03:26
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Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1047 records in the last 180 days details
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