MEDIUM
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
Published Oct 27, 2010
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.71%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.71% 0.01715
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01715
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01715) | 76.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01700) | 74.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.82% (0.00823) | 72.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 70.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 69.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 65.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39532 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024583 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://curl.haxx.se/docs/adv_20101013.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39532 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1024583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/13/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642642 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 27, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 8, 2010
Link CVE-2010-3842
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a